年ねん齢れい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Standard term for a person's or living thing's age; used in formal and everyday contexts.

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年齢 is the formal, precise word for age used in official contexts, while 年 is the casual everyday word, as in 年を取る (to grow old).

年齢 is the standard neutral word for age, while 齢 is a literary, somewhat old-fashioned term used in formal or poetic writing.

年齢 is the neutral, exact term for someone's age, while 年頃 usually points to a rough or apparent age or life stage.

年齢 is the general word for age used for people or animals, while 樹齢 specifically means the age of a tree.

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何なん歳さいN5
年齢 is the formal, written term for 'age', while 何歳 is used directly to ask someone their age in conversation.
年ねん数すう
年齢 refers specifically to a person's age, while 年数 is a general count of years for any duration, such as experience or usage.
年ねん配ぱいN1
年齢 is the neutral word for a person's exact age as a number, while 年配 refers to an approximate age or age bracket.

Don't confuse with

年齢 is the abstract noun meaning 'age', while 歳 is the counter attached to a number, as in 20歳 (20 years old).

年齢 simply means a person's age in years, while 年輪 literally refers to a tree's growth rings and only figuratively suggests accumulated experience.

年齢 simply means 'age' in general, whereas 適齢 specifically means the age considered suitable or right for something (e.g. marriage, work).