1.
years old, years of age
A counter used to express a person's age in years.
歳 is the standard counter for age.
Counting patterns
1: 一歳 6: 六歳
2: 二歳 7: 七歳
3: 三歳 8: 八歳
4: 四歳 9: 九歳
5: 五歳 10: 十歳
- 1: いっさい (sokuon + sound change)
- 8: はっさい (sokuon + sound change)
- 10: じゅっさい (sokuon)
- 20: はたち (二十歳) - special reading
Pronunciation
- 二十歳: 20 years old (the traditional age of adulthood; the legal age has been 18 since 2022)
Writing
- 才: simplified version, same meaning and reading
Common expressions
Related Words
Related:
二十歳 (20 years old)