齢 Kanji – age

The Japanese kanji 齢 can mean age.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: age
Onyomi: レイ
Kunyomi: よわい, とし
Romaji: rei, yowai, toshi
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 770

How is 齢 read?

齢 has the onyomi reading レイ and the kunyomi readings よわい, とし.

In romaji, these readings can be written as rei, yowai, toshi.

Common Japanese Words Using 齢

These common Japanese words contain 齢. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 学齢(がくれい) — school age
  • 高齢(こうれい) — advanced age, old age
  • 樹齢(じゅれい) — age of a tree
  • 適齢期(てきれいき) — suitable age (esp. for marriage), marriageable age
  • 年齢層(ねんれいそう) — age range, age-group, age bracket
  • 齢(よわい) — (one's) age
  • 老齢(ろうれい) — old age, advanced age
  • 年齢(ねんれい) — age, years
  • 高齢者(こうれいしゃ) — old person, elderly person, senior citizen
  • 適齢(てきれい) — suitable age

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