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age of a tree
The number of years a tree has lived, typically measured from the time it was planted or sprouted. In Japanese, 樹齢 is used exclusively for trees, not for people or animals, and often appears in descriptions of old, famous, or protected trees.
樹齢百年の桜。
A hundred-year-old cherry tree.
この松の木は樹齢約三百年と言われている。
This pine tree is said to be about three hundred years old.
神社の境内には、樹齢が千年を超えると言われる御神木がそびえ立っていた。
In the shrine's precincts stood a sacred tree said to be over a thousand years old.
Composed of 樹 (tree) and 齢 (age). A formal compound used in botany, forestry, and in references to notable old trees at temples, shrines, and parks. The age is usually stated with 約 (approximately) because older trees' ages are estimated, often by counting annual growth rings or by historical records.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 樹齢百年: 100 years old (of a tree)
- 樹齢を重ねる: to grow old (of a tree)
- 推定樹齢: estimated age of a tree
- 樹齢不明: age unknown
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 年齢: age — the general word for people or animals
- 年輪: annual tree rings — used to determine 樹齢
- 古木: ancient tree — a descriptive term for very old trees
- 巨木: huge tree — often applied to the same famous old trees