齢・歯|よわいyowai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(one's) age

• Synonym年としNeutralThe everyday word for age and the most common choice; 「齢（よわい）」 is literary, as in 「齢八十」.
• Synonym年齢ねんれいWrittenThe standard word for age, common in both speech and writing and leaning formal; the usual choice over the literary 「齢」.
• Related年頃としごろNeutralPoints to an approximate or marriageable age, as in 「年頃の娘」; not a general word for someone's age.
• Related年端としはWrittenA written-style word for age, seen mostly in the phrase 「年端もいかない」.
• Related馬齢ばれいWrittenA humble, self-deprecating way to give one's own age, as in 「馬齢を重ねる」.

For age in written or literary style use 「齢」, as in 「齢を重ねる」. In daily speech say 「年」; in formal contexts 「年齢」. Use 「年頃」 for marriageable age and 「馬齢」 to speak humbly of your own age.

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1. （よわい）年齢ねんれい。