Quick answer
歳 is the kanji for "Age / Year-end / Occasion". A common reading is とし (toshi). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Age / Year-end / Occasion
Also : Age · Year-end · Occasion · Opportunity
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 歳 represents 'YEAR-END'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of year-end.
On-reading: さい — remember this sound by associating it with year-end. Kun-reading: とし.
Example Sentences
祖父は八十歳を過ぎても元気に働いている。
そふははちじゅっさいをすぎてもげんきにはたらいている。
My grandfather is still working energetically even past eighty.
何歳になっても新しいことを学ぶ姿勢が大切だ。
なんさいになってもあたらしいことをまなぶしせいがたいせつだ。
No matter how old you get, the attitude of learning new things is important.
Vocabulary using 歳
Learn 歳 with Spaced Repetition
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