年とし端は

also: ねんし

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は

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

age; years old

Refers to a person's age, often used in contexts emphasizing youth or inexperience. Commonly appears in the phrase 年端もいかない (underage, not yet of age).

年とし端はもいかない子こどもにそんな仕し事ごとは無む理りだ。
That kind of work is impossible for a child who is not yet of age.
彼かれは年とし端はの割わりにしっかりしている。
He is mature for his age.

Expressions

年とし端はもいかないof tender years; very young

Kanji

年year, counter for years
端edge, origin, end
歯tooth, cog

Related words

年ねん齢れい
年齢 is the standard, neutral word for 'age'. 年端 is more literary and often used in fixed expressions about youth.
歳さい
歳 is a counter for age, used in phrases like 10歳 (ten years old). 年端 is a noun meaning 'age' itself.

Word family

年とし端は月づき
first lunar month
年とし端はもいかぬ
of tender years; very young

Written forms

年とし端はUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading としは.
年歯Usage15%
- としは
  Alternate kanji spelling; also read ねんし, but としは is more common.
- ねんし
  Rare reading restricted to this kanji form; としは is the usual reading.
ねんし

Etymology

Compound of 年 (とし, 'year') and 端 (は, 'edge, beginning'), literally 'the edge of years', implying the early stage of life or age. The kanji 歯 is an ateji substitution.