二十歳
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | ||
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二 | 十 | 歳 |
はたち | ||
Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 | Grade: S |
jukujikun |
Alternative spellings |
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二十歲 (kyūjitai) 二十才 廿 |
From Old Japanese はたち (patati, “twenty items”).
Pronunciation
Noun
二十歳 • (hatachi)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | ||
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二 | 十 | 歳 |
に Grade: 1 |
じゅっ Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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二十歲 (kyūjitai) |
From 二十 (nijū, “twenty”) + 歳 (sai, “year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨsːa̠i]
Noun
二十歳 • (nijussai)
Usage notes
Jōyō kanji recognized only じゅう (jū) and じっ (ji') as readings of 十 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 | ||
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二 | 十 | 歳 |
に Grade: 1 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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二十歲 (kyūjitai) |
From 二十 (nijū, “twenty”) + 歳 (sai, “year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨːsa̠i]
Noun
二十歳 • (nijūsai)
See also
- 未成年 (miseinen)
- 小人 (shōnin)
- 大人 (otona)
- 成人 (seijin)
- 成人式 (seijinshiki)
- 成人の日 (seijin no hi)
- みそじ (misoji)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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