歳さい次じさいじMeanings1nounyearA formal, literary term for 'year', often found in historical or ceremonial contexts. In modern Japanese, 年 (とし/ねん) is the standard word.古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、歳さい次じを数かぞえる表ひょう現げんが見みられる。In old documents, expressions counting years using 歳次 can be found.
