還暦 (かんれき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

還暦 (かんれき) means 60th birthday celebration.

See example sentences below.

還暦 at a glance

還暦

かんれきkanreki

N1noun

60th birthday celebration

還暦かんれきkanrekiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

60th birthday celebration

Example 1

父の還暦を家族で祝った。

Translation

We celebrated my father’s 60th birthday as a family.

Example 2

還暦のお祝いに赤いちゃんちゃんこを着る。

Translation

Wearing a red vest for the 60th birthday celebration.