► 名詞
年 [(2)とし] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ 彼女はいつまたっても年に見えない ⇨ She doesn’t look her age, looks young, no matter how old she gets
☆ お母様のお年はお幾つ？ ⇨ How old is your mother? (☛ 歳 can be used when the meaning is “age”)
年 [(2)とし] [年を取る] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ 人間誰でも年を取る ⇨ All humans age
☆ 私の両親ももう随分年を取った ⇨ My parents are pretty old by now (☛ About humans only)
年 [(2)とし] [良い年] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ お前良い年して何考えてんだ？ ⇨ What the hell are you thinking? You’re too old to be that stupid
☆ あんた良い年して無理するから怪我をするんだよ ⇨ You get hurt because you do too much for your age (☛ 「良い年」is an euphemism for middle and old ages)
年齢 [ねんれい] [liter] meaning: age rank: 2
☆ 年齢不詳の死体 ⇨ A corpse of an undetermined age
更年期 [(3)こうねんき] meaning: age rank: 3
☆ 更年期障害 ⇨ Medical problems associated with the menopause transition period (☛ Literally “advance-age period”, but usually about female physical changes associated with aging)
同い年 [(2)おないどし] meaning: age rank: 4
☆ 彼と私は同い年だ ⇨ He and I are the same age (☛ Same age)
享年 [きょうねん] [liter] meaning: age rank: 4
☆ 享年六十三であった ⇨ He/she was 63 when he/she died (☛ The age of someone at the time of death)
壮年 [そうねん] meaning: age rank: 4
☆ 壮年の男性 ⇨ A man at the peak of his mental ability (☛ Typically people in their 30’s or 40’s with enough experience but before physical declines)
年 [(2)とし] [年が行く] meaning: age rank: 4
☆ 彼はそれほど年が行っているように見えない ⇨ He doesn’t look that old
不老 [ふろう] meaning: age rank: 4
☆ 不老長寿の薬 ⇨ An anti-aging drug
► 接尾辞
才 [(1)さい] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ あなた何才？ (なんさい) ⇨ How old are you? (☛ A simpler form of 歳)
歳 [(1)さい] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ うちの娘は五歳だ ⇨ My daughter is five years old