Word Meaning

れい rei

齢 is read as れい (rei) and means instar (developmental stage of arthropods).

Meaning

English

  1. instar (developmental stage of arthropods)
  2. age
  3. years

Reading

Kana

れい

Romaji

rei

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125749 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年齢

ねんれい

age

高齢

こうれい

advanced age

学齢

がくれい

school age

老齢

ろうれい

old age

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)

樹齢

じゅれい

age of a tree

選挙権年齢

せんきょけんねんれい

voting age

推定年齢

すいていねんれい

estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)

就学年齢

しゅうがくねんれい

school age

高齢者

こうれいしゃ

old person

Example Sentences

10

かれはまだわかいれいです。

He is still young.

そのひとはよわいをとってもげんきです。

That person remains healthy even with age.

かれのれいはもうろくじゅっさいをこえています。

His age has already surpassed 60 years.

あなたのれいはどのくらいですか?

How old are you?

わたしはれいをかさねるごとにかしこくなったとかんじます。

I feel wiser as I age.

このしごとはれいをかさねたひとにむいています。

This job is suitable for older people.

かのじょはそのれいでひじょうにわかくみえます。

She looks very young for her age.

かれのれいをみつもるのはむずかしいです。

It's hard to estimate his age.

れいをとることで、かれはもっとかしこくなりました。

As he got older, he became wiser.

Age is just a number.