適齢

See also: 適齡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
適	齢
てき Grade: 5	れい Grade: S
kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
適齡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てきれー [tèkíréé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [te̞kʲiɾe̞ː]

Noun

適(てき)齢(れい) • (tekirei)

age that applies to certain condition
- 1975, Kiyoshi Jinzai, “Akai hana hoka shihen” Atogaki‎^[1]:
  
  彼(かれ)は従(じゅう)軍(ぐん)を願(ねが)い出(で)たが、適(てき)齢(れい)未(み)満(まん)のゆえをもって許(ゆる)されなかった。
  Kare wa jūgun o negaideta ga, tekirei miman no yue o motte yurusarenakatta.
  He tendered to serve in a war, but he was not allowed because his was under the right age.
age that is suitable for marriage
(obsolete) age for physical examination for the draft

Derived terms

適(てき)齢(れい)期(き) (tekireiki)

Related terms

年(ねん)齢(れい) (nenrei)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“適齢”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006