Japanese symbol for “forties”
４０年代
よんじゅうねんだい
Romaji: yonjuunendai
the '40s; the forties
In Japanese, forties is ４０年代, read よんじゅうねんだい (yonjuunendai).
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 the '40s; the forties
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “forties”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ４０代 | よんじゅうだい yonjuudai | (one's) 40s; forties |
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 |
| 年齢 | ねんれい nenrei | age; years |
| 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 |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
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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