► 接尾辞
歳 [(1)さい] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ うちの娘は五歳だ ⇨ My daughter is five years old
More examples:
- 80歳になってまで命を惜しがるのはどうかと思う ⇨ I’m not sure if it is really a right thing to cling to life at age 80
- 歳を取るとまず足腰が弱ってくる ⇨ Your lower body gets weak first when you get older
- 国の歳入 ⇨ The revenue of the country
- 彼女は五歳の時から有名なピアニストの指導を受けて来た ⇨ She has been taught by a famous pianist since age five
- 彼女は五歳の時に養女に引き取られた ⇨ She was adopted (as a daughter) when she was 5
- 五歳以下は無料 ⇨ Free for 5-years-old or younger
- 彼は十六歳の時に入社した ⇨ He joined, was hired by, the company when he was 16
- 若い頃は変に思ったが、人間は何歳になっても恋愛するものだ ⇨ I thought it was weird when I was young, but humans can fall in love at any age
- うちのおじいさんは何せ95歳だからそう長くはない ⇨ My grandfather is already 95, so he won’t live much too long
- 皆で万歳三唱した (ばんざいさんしょう) ⇨ We all chanted “banzai” three times for celebration
- 彼は取引先に御歳暮を送った (おせいぼ) ⇨ He sent out year-end gifts to his business partners
- お宅のお嬢さんはお何歳で？ ⇨ How old is your daughter?
- うちの母は70歳です ⇨ My mother is 70 years old
- 十五歳の子供を躾けようとしてももう遅い ⇨ It is too late to teach manners to a 15-year-old child
- 彼は十五歳の時に喝上げで補導された ⇨ He was put under the juvenile justice system when 15 years old for extortion