What does kanji 歳 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 歳 is year-end.

How is kanji 歳 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 歳 are とし, とせ, よわい; the onyomi readings are サイ, セイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 歳?

The main radical for kanji 歳 is 止.

What words use kanji 歳?

Example words that use kanji 歳 include 歳, 歳月, 歳暮, 歳末.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 4

歳

Meaning

Kanji 歳

year-end

year-end, age, occasion, opportunity

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: としとせよわい
Onyomi 音読み: サイセイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 歲 (Kyūjitai) , 嵗 (Itaiji) , 亗 (Itaiji) , 岁 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #269
Strokes: 13
Radical: 止
Components: ノ • 小 • 戈 • 止
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 95 entries that include this kanji.

歳

とし

year

歳月

さいげつ

time

歳暮

せいぼ

year-end gift

歳末

さいまつ

year end

歳出

さいしゅつ

annual expenditure

歳入

さいにゅう

annual revenue (government)

歳費

さいひ

annual expenditure

歳時記

さいじき

almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)

歳の瀬

としのせ

the year end

歳々

さいさい

annual

歳々年々

さいさいねんねん

annually

歳寒三友

さいかんさんゆう

the three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

妹は今年で十歳になります。

my younger sister turns ten this year.

あなたは何歳ですか。

how old are you?

彼は十八歳で大学に入った。

he entered university at the age of eighteen.

父は六十歳を過ぎても元気だ。

my father is still healthy even after sixty.

この犬はまだ一歳です。

this dog is still one year old.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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