二十歳

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はたち
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
二十歲 (kyūjitai)
二十才
廿

From Old Japanese はたち (patati, twenty items).

Pronunciation

Noun

二十歳(はたち) • (hatachi

  1. twenty years old

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
じゅっ
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
二十歲 (kyūjitai)

From 二十 (nijū, twenty) +‎ (sai, year).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨsːa̠i]

Noun

()(じゅっ)(さい) • (nijussai

  1. twenty years old
Usage notes

Jōyō kanji recognized only じゅう () and じっ (ji') as readings of until 2010, even though the latter is actually pronounced じゅっ (ju') today and NHK accepted it already in 1966.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
二十歲 (kyūjitai)

From 二十 (nijū, twenty) +‎ (sai, year).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨːsa̠i]

Noun

()(じゅう)(さい) • (nijūsai

  1. twenty years old

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN