【Japanese vocabulary: Counter】Let’s learn how to say someone’s age

Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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On this page, you can learn how to say someone’s age in Japanese.

Counter: 才(さい/sai)

It is used when you say someone’s age.

がんばる子
がんばる子

There is another Kanji character which is the same as 才.

That is 歳.

アシスタント
アシスタント

才 is often used as it is much simpler than 歳.

How to write 才
How to write 歳
  • 一才(いっさい/i s sa i):one year old
  • 二才(にさい/ni sa i):two years old
  • 三才(さんさい/sa n sa i):three years old
  • 四才(よんさい/yo n sa i):four years old
  • 五才(ごさい/go sa i):five years old
  • 六才(ろくさい/ro ku sa i):six years old
  • 七才(ななさい/na na sa i):seven years old
  • 八才(はっさい/ha s sa i):eight years old
  • 九才(きゅうさい/kyu u sa i):nine years old
  • 十才(じゅっさい/ju s sa i):ten years old
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