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何歳

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
さい
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
何歲 (kyūjitai)
何才

Etymology

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From (なん) (nan, what) + (さい) (sai, age).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(なん)(さい) (nansai

  1. what age, how old
    (なん)(さい)ですか?
    Nansai desu ka?
    How old are you? (Literally, "what age are you?")

Synonyms

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See also

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Japanese counter/suffix: (さい, sai, "years old")
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一歳いっさいissai
2二歳にさいnisai
3三歳さんさいsansai
4四歳よんさいyonsai
5五歳ごさいgosai
6六歳ろくさいrokusai
7七歳ななさいnanasai
8八歳はっさいhassai
9九歳きゅうさいkyūsai
10十歳じっさい, じゅっさいjissai, jussai
20二十歳はたちhatachi
?何歳なんさいnansai