Japanese symbol for “age”

年齢

ねんれい

Romaji: nenrei

age; years

In Japanese, age is 年齢, read ねんれい (nenrei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n age; years

Written forms: 年齢、年令. Readings: ねんれい.

Kanji and stroke order

年

year, counter for years

on: ネン
kun: とし

6 strokes · JLPT 4

齢

age

on: レイ
kun: よわい、とし

17 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “age”

Word	Reading	Meaning
年代	ねんだい nendai	age; era; period
時代	じだい jidai	period; epoch; era
歳	さい sai	... years old; age (of) ...
年	とし toshi	age; years
年配	ねんぱい nenpai	(approximate) age; years

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
今年	ことし kotoshi	this year
年間	ねんかん nenkan	(period of) a year
少年	しょうねん shounen	boy
年度	ねんど nendo	fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
年代	ねんだい nendai	age; era; period
高齢	こうれい kourei	advanced age; old age
老齢	ろうれい rourei	old age; advanced age
樹齢	じゅれい jurei	age of a tree