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歳
sai
Description
「歳」は、年れいを数えるときに使う言葉です。名前のあとに数字をつけて「三十歳」のように言います。
"歳" is a word used to count age. It is said by adding a number after a name, like "三十歳" (thirty years old).
「今、何歳ですか?」のように、年を聞くときにもよく使います。
It is also often used when asking someone's age, as in "今、何歳ですか?" (How old are you now?).
Meanings
歳sai
years old; counter for age
私は二十歳です。
I am twenty years old.
歳toshi
year; age; one's years
歳を取ると体が弱くなる。
As you get older, your body becomes weaker.
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Notes
- Nuance
才 is a common simpler substitute for 歳 as an age counter.
- Reading
read さい (sai) as an age counter, but とし (toshi) meaning age/year.
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