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Kanji 齢: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 齢: age

Key takeaways

Kanji 齢: age. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

age

On reading

レイ

Kun reading

よわいとし

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 齢

age

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

歯 + 令

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Teeth (歯) have historically been used to determine the age of people and animals. Think of age as the natural order (令) in which teeth appear and change over time.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

レイ
  • 年齢ねんれい

    age / years

Commonly used words

  • 年齢
    ねんれい

    age / years

Example sentences

Example 1

を聞いてもいいですか?

Translation

May I ask your age?

Example 2

のせいで体が疲れやすい。

Translation

My body gets tired easily because of my age.

Kanji 齢: age | Daily Nihongo