Illustration: At a family birthday gathering in a Japanese apartment, a child sits before a small cake bearing six separate candles. The child proudly holds up five fingers on one hand and one on the other, matching the candle count.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

年ねん齢れい

nenrei

age

Example sentences

  1. おじいさんの年齢ねんれいは僕ぼくの年齢ねんれいの５倍ばいだ。

    My grandfather is five times as old as I am.

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  2. 彼かれは年齢ねんれいを偽いつわった。

    He lied about his age.

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  3. 年齢ねんれいは１８歳さいです。

    I am eighteen years old.

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Kanji in 年齢

  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし
  • 齢ageOnレイKunよわい・とし

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