Word Meaning 歳を重ねる

としをかさねる toshi o kasaneru

歳を重ねる is read as としをかさねる (toshi o kasaneru) and means to age.

Meaning

English

  1. to age
  2. to grow old

Reading

Kana

としをかさねる

Romaji

toshi o kasaneru

Writing Variants

  • 年を重ねる としをかさねる toshi o kasaneru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 年をとる,老化,老ける,老いる,老いぼれる,老いこむ,衰える,高齢者 Rank 94131 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歳とる

としとる

to grow old

さい

... years old

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)

歳時記

さいじき

almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)

歳費

さいひ

annual expenditure

歳入歳出

さいにゅうさいしゅつ

annual income and expenditure

歳事

さいじ

events of the year

Example Sentences

4

It is the case that when the years stack up, you come to see things.

As I grew older, my health declined.

She became more beautiful as she got older.

As he gets older, he's getting more and more stubborn.