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Japanese symbol for “nineties”

Romaji: kyuujuunendai
the '90s; the nineties

In Japanese, nineties is , read (kyuujuunendai).

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

  1. n the '90s; the nineties

Kanji and stroke order

year, counter for years
on: ネン
kun: とし
6 strokes · JLPT 4
substitute, change, convert
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “nineties”

WordReadingMeaning
きゅうじゅうだい kyuujuudai(one's) 90s; nineties

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ことし kotoshithis year
ねんかん nenkan(period of) a year
しょうねん shounenboy
ねんれい nenreiage; years
ねんど nendofiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
ねんだい nendaiage; era; period
じだい jidaiperiod; epoch; era
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; 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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