1.
twenty years old
The age of twenty.
今年二十歳になります。
I turn twenty this year.
二十歳の誕生日
Twentieth birthday.
二十歳から選挙権がある。
You have voting rights from age twenty.
二十歳になったら、お酒が飲めるようになる。
When you turn twenty, you can legally drink alcohol.
二十歳のとき成人式に出て、友達とたくさん写真を撮った。
At age twenty, I attended the coming-of-age ceremony and took lots of photos with friends.
二十歳 is the special reading for 20 years old.
SPECIAL AGE READINGS:
- 二十歳 (20 years old)
- Regular pattern: ～歳
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:
- Traditional age of adulthood in Japan
- 成人式 (Coming of Age ceremony) held at 20
- Note: Legal adult age changed to 18 in 2022, but 成人式 often still at 20