二十歳
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
| 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 edit
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
| 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 edit
Usage notes edit
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 edit
- 未成年 (miseinen)
- 小人 (shōnin)
- 大人 (otona)
- 成人 (seijin)
- 成人式 (seijinshiki)
- 成人の日 (seijin no hi)
- みそじ (misoji)
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN