What does kanji 齢 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 齢 is age.

How is kanji 齢 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 齢 are よわい, とし; the onyomi readings are レイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 齢?

The main radical for kanji 齢 is 齒.

What words use kanji 齢?

Example words that use kanji 齢 include 齢, 齢を重ねる, 高齢, 学齢.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 4

齢

Meaning

Kanji 齢

age

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: よわいとし
Onyomi 音読み: レイ
Nanori 名乗り: なかよ

Old form: 齡 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #770
Strokes: 17
Radical: 齒
Components: 一 • 个 • 卩 • 凵 • 止 • 米 • 歯
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 領 • 齡 • 鴒 • 魿 • 令 • 冷 • 伶

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 98 entries that include this kanji.

齢

れい

instar (developmental stage of arthropods)

齢を重ねる

よわいをかさねる

to grow old

高齢

こうれい

advanced age

学齢

がくれい

school age

老齢

ろうれい

old age

樹齢

じゅれい

age of a tree

適齢

てきれい

suitable age

加齢

かれい

aging

満年齢

まんねんれい

age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)

延齢

えんれい

longevity

艦齢

かんれい

age of a warship

結婚年齢

けっこんねんれい

age at marriage

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はまだ若い齢です。

He is still young.

その人は齢を取っても元気です。

That person remains healthy even with age.

彼の齢はもう60歳を超えています。

His age has already surpassed 60 years.

あなたの齢はどのくらいですか？

How old are you?

私は齢を重ねるごとに賢くなったと感じます。

I feel wiser as I age.

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