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Japanese symbol for “sixties”

Romaji: rokujuunendai
the '60s; the sixties

In Japanese, sixties is , read (rokujuunendai).

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 '60s; the sixties

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 “sixties”

WordReadingMeaning
ろくじゅうだい rokujuudai(one's) 60s; sixties

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

See also: Chinese symbol for “sixties”.

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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