JLPT N2 · 17 strokes
Kanji 齢: "age"
The kanji 齢 means "age". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read レイ in on'yomi and よわい, とし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よわいとし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | age |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 770 of 2,501 |
Common words with 齢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 年齢age; years
- 高齢advanced age; old age
- 齢(one's) age
- 老齢old age; advanced age
- 実年齢actual age; true age
- 高齢者old person; elderly person; senior citizen
- 妙齢young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; marriageable · with a charm appropriate to one's age
- 精神年齢mental age
- 年齢差age difference; disparity in age; age gap
- 年齢制限age limit; age limits
- 樹齢age of a tree
- 適齢期suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
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