Meaning of 歳 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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歳, 才JLPT 5
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Kana Readingさい
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Romajisai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- suffix
- Meaning
- -years-old
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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Example Sentences
歳, 才, さい used in context
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It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
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I lost my father to a subarachnoid haemorrhage when I was fourteen.
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If you keep on like this, you'll probably live to reach 120!
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あの亜弓って子、まだ１３歳だけど５つのときから子役として映画や舞台に出演。
That 'Ayumi' kid, only 13 but has performed in movies and theatres as a child actor since she was five.
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The boy was expelled from music school when he was 12.
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三村・泰之氏（みむら・やすゆき＝コニチカ株式会社取締役）三日、心不全で死去。４５歳。
Mimura Yasuyuki (Konichika LTD, Managing Director) died of heart attack on the third, age 45.
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