齢

age

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

レイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

としよわい

Stroke Order

17 / 17

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:17

JLPT:N2

Frequency:770

Vocabulary

レイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
高齢	コウレイ	advanced age; old age
樹齢	ジュレイ	age of a tree
適齢期	テキレイキ	suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
年齢層	ネンレイソウ	age range; age-group; age bracket
老齢	ロウレイ	old age; advanced age

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
齢	よわい	(one's) age
結婚適齢期	けっこんてきれいき	marriageable age
抗加齢ドック	こうかれいドック	medical checkup that focuses primarily on problems that worsen with age
いい齢して	いいとしして	(in spite of) being old enough to know better
齢	れい	instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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curriculum, continuation, passage of time