60th birthday; age of 60
A traditional term for the 60th birthday, synonymous with 還暦. Often used in celebratory contexts.
See also: 還暦
My grandfather celebrated his 60th birthday this year.
We gave a red vest as a gift for the 60th birthday celebration.
Standard kanji spelling for the 60th birthday, derived from the character 華 being split into six tens and one.
Variant spelling using 花 instead of 華; less common but attested.
The spelling 華甲 comes from splitting the character 華 into six tens (十) and one (一), representing 61, which is traditionally associated with the 60th birthday in the East Asian age reckoning system.