数かぞえ

noun

East Asian age reckoning; traditional age counting

Abbreviation of 数え年. Refers to the traditional system where a person is 1 at birth and gains a year on New Year's Day, not on their birthday. Often contrasted with 満年齢 (Western-style age).

See also: 数え年 (かぞえどし) · 満 (まん)

• 祖そ母ぼは数かぞえで九きゅう十じゅっ歳さいになる。

  My grandmother will be 90 years old by the traditional count.

• 数かぞえと満まん年ねん齢れい