Japanese

さい
Meaning: years old; age
Part of Speech: Suffix, Counter

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Handwriting

歳

Example sentences

My younger brother is five years old.
彼は100歳まで生きるつもりだ。
He intends to live until he is 100 years old.
彼は三十歳で自分の会社を立ち上げた。
He started his own company at the age of thirty.
6歳以下は無料です。
Children aged six and under are free.
彼は若く見えるが、実際は40歳を過ぎている。
He looks young, but actually he's over 40.
彼は五十歳で会社を辞めた。
He quit the company at age fifty.
父は今年で四十歳になります。
My father turns forty this year.
彼は十五歳で初めてギターを弾き始めました。
He started playing the guitar for the first time at the age of fifteen.
両親は、彼が十歳の時に離婚した。
His parents divorced when he was ten years old.
彼女は十三歳の時に初めて海外へ行った。
She went abroad for the first time when she was thirteen years old.

Usage Notes

A counter suffix used to indicate age or number of years.

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