二十歳

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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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