Kanji

歳

歳

year-end, age, occasion, opportunity

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

止部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ, セイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とし, とせ, よわい

Nanori (Name Reading)

とし, とせ

Common Readings

サイ, セイ

Example sentences

歳 さい
弟は五歳です。

My younger brother is five years old.

生きる いきる
彼は100歳まで生きるつもりだ。

He intends to live until he is 100 years old.

二十歳 はたち
彼は今年、二十歳になった。

He turned twenty this year.

童貞 どうてい
彼は二十歳を過ぎてもまだ童貞だった。

He was still a virgin even after turning twenty.

十歳 じゅっさい
彼は十歳でピアノを習い始めた。

He started learning the piano at age ten.

万歳 ばんざい
チームの勝利が決まった瞬間、観客は一斉に万歳をした。

The moment the team's victory was decided, the spectators shouted 'Banzai' all at once.

唱和 しょうわ
最後に全員で万歳を唱和した。

Finally, everyone shouted 'Banzai' together.

歳月 さいげつ
その研究の完成には長い歳月がかかった。

It took many years to complete that research.

つくる つくる
彼は小説の中で、長い歳月をかけて新しい世界をつくった。

He spent many years creating a new world within his novel.

Example Vocabulary

歳

さい

years old; age

歳

さい

years old; age

二十歳

はたち

twenty years old

十歳

じゅっさい

ten years old

万歳

ばんざい

cheers; hooray; banzai; long live

何歳

なんさい

歳月

さいげつ

time; years

一歳

いっさい

２０歳

はたち

千歳

ちとせ

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