Quick answer
齢 is the kanji for "Age". Its reading is よわい (yowai). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Age
Also : Life span · Years of age
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
17 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 齢 represents 'AGE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of age.
On-reading: れい — remember this sound by associating it with age. Kun-reading: よわい.
Example Sentences
年齢に関係なく、学ぶ意欲があれば何でも習得できます。
ねんれいにかんけいなく、まなぶいよくがあればなんでもしゅうとくできます。
Regardless of age, you can master anything if you have the will to learn.
高齢化社会に対応するため、様々な政策が取られています。
こうれいかしゃかいにたいおうするため、さまざまなせいさくがとられています。
Various policies are being implemented in order to respond to an aging society.
Vocabulary using 齢
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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