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加齢 (かれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
aging ; growing older
Refers to the process of becoming older, often used in medical, biological, or formal discussions of age-related changes. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the process.
力りょく
の
変へん
化か
に
つい
て
研けん
究きゅう
し
て
いる
。
I am researching changes in memory due to aging.
Similar words 老ろう 化か 老化 often implies a more negative or degenerative aspect of aging (senescence), while 加齢 is a neutral term for the passage of time and the process of growing older.
年とし を 取と る 年を取る is a common, everyday expression for getting older, whereas 加齢 is more formal and technical.
Etymology Compound of 加 (add, increase) and 齢 (age, years), literally 'adding years'. The reading かれい is the on'yomi of both characters.
