適齢

See also: 適齡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
適	齢
てき Grade: 5	れい Grade: S
kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
適齡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てきれー [tèkíréé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [te̞kʲiɾe̞ː]

Noun

適(てき)齢(れい) • (tekirei) 

1. age that applies to certain condition
   • 1975, Kiyoshi Jinzai, “Akai hana hoka shihen” Atogaki‎^[1]:

     彼(かれ)は従(じゅう)軍(ぐん)を願(ねが)い出(で)たが、適(てき)齢(れい)未(み)満(まん)のゆえをもって許(ゆる)されなかった。

     Kare wa jūgun o negaideta ga, tekirei miman no yue o motte yurusarenakatta.

     He tendered to serve in a war, but he was not allowed because his was under the right age.

2. age that is suitable for marriage
3. (obsolete) age for physical examination for the draft

Derived terms

• 適(てき)齢(れい)期(き) (tekireiki)

Related terms

• 年(ねん)齢(れい) (nenrei)