Years & Age
Saying years, durations in years, and age.
Vocabulary list
Years (〜ねん)
- いちねん一年ichinen1 year / year 1
- よねん四年yonen4 years / year 4Not よんねん
- きゅうねん九年kyuunen9 years / year 9
- にせんにじゅうろくねん二〇二六年nisen nijuuroku nenThe year 2026
- せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうはちねん一九九八年sen kyuuhyaku kyuujuuhachi nenThe year 1998
- なんねん何年nannenWhat year?
- いちねんかん一年間ichinenkanFor one year〜かん = for (duration)
Age (〜さい)
- いっさい一歳issai1 year old
- はっさい八歳hassai8 years old
- じゅっさい十歳jussai10 years old
- はたち二十歳hatachi20 years oldIrregular reading
- なんさい何歳nansaiHow old?