► 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:
- 彼は三十歳まで童貞だった ⇨ He was a virgin until 30
- あれから二十年の歳月が流れた ⇨ A time of 20 years has passed since then
- お宅のお嬢さんはお何歳で？ ⇨ How old is your daughter?
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 国の歳入 ⇨ The revenue of the country
- 彼は童顔で25歳には見えない ⇨ He has a very young-looking face and doesn’t look his age of 25
- 彼は五十歳の時に絵画に開眼した ⇨ At the age of 50 his eyes opened for, he mastered the secret of, painting
- 一歳の赤ちゃんの体重の目安 ⇨ The norm of the weight of a one-year old baby
- 娘が二十歳になった ⇨ My daughter has turned 20 years old
- うちの三歳の娘が自分の髪をちょん切ってしまった ⇨ My 3-year-old daughter cut off her own hair
- 子供は二歳ぐらいから自我が芽生え始める ⇨ Children will have identity, self-awareness, growing at around 2 years old