何歳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
何 歳
なん
Grade: 2 		さい
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
何歲 (kyūjitai)
何才

Etymology

From 何(なん) (nan, “what”) + 歳(さい) (sai, “age”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なんさい [náꜜǹsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Pronoun

何(なん)歳(さい) • (nansai) 

  1. what age, how old
    何(なん)歳(さい)ですか？
    Nansai desu ka?
    How old are you? (Literally, "what age are you?")

Synonyms

See also

Japanese counter/suffix: 歳 (さい, sai, "years old")
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一歳いっさいissai
2二歳にさいnisai
3三歳さんさいsansai
4四歳よんさいyonsai
5五歳ごさいgosai
6六歳ろくさいrokusai
7七歳ななさいnanasai
8八歳はっさいhassai
9九歳きゅうさいkyūsai
10十歳じっさい、じゅっさいjissai, jussai
20二十歳はたちhatachi
?何歳なんさいnansai
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