二十歳

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
二 十 歳
はたち
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
二十歲 (kyūjitai)

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
二 十 歳
に
Grade: 1 		じゅっ
Grade: 1 		さい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
二十歲 (kyūjitai)

From 二十 (nijū, “twenty”) +‎ 歳 (sai, “year”).

Noun

二(に)十(じゅっ)歳(さい) • (nijussai) 

  1. twenty years old
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.

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
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