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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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