Word Meaning いい年

いいとし iitoshi

いい年 is read as いいとし (iitoshi) and means age when one is old enough to know better.

Meaning

English

  1. age when one is old enough to know better
  2. mature age
  3. advanced age
  4. maturity

Reading

Kana

いいとし

Romaji

iitoshi

Writing Variants

  • いい歳 いいとし iitoshi
  • 好い年 いいとし iitoshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 95004 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今年

ことし

this year

半年

はんとし

half a year

毎年

まいとし

every year

とし

year

前年

ぜんねん

the preceding year

来年

らいねん

next year

長年

ながねん

long time

中年

ちゅうねん

middle-age

学年

がくねん

academic year

本年

ほんねん

this (current) year

万年

まんねん

perennial

一年

いちねん

one year

Example Sentences

9

Last year was a good year.

Tom is too old.

Everybody had a good year.

You're old enough to stand on your own feet.

At your age you should know better.

It's about time you got married.

You are now old enough to support yourself.

Are you seriously thinking about getting married again at your age?

Normally, a guy who reads light novels despite not being a kid anymore is a retard, don't you think?