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
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “age”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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