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還暦 (かんれき, kanreki) Japanese meaning: 60th birthday | Kotomora
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My father turned 60 this year.
We gave a red vest as a gift for his 60th birthday celebration.
Usage patterns 還かん 暦れき を 迎むか える to reach one's 60th birthday
My father will turn 60 next month.
還かん 暦れき を 祝いわ う to celebrate someone's 60th birthday
The family celebrated my grandfather's 60th birthday.
還かん 暦れき に 赤あか いちゃんちゃんこを 着き る to wear a red vest for one's 60th birthday (traditional custom)
Wearing a red vest for one's 60th birthday is an old custom.
Related words 古希 is the traditional celebration for turning 70, while 還暦 marks the 60th birthday and the completion of the sexagenary cycle.
喜寿 celebrates the 77th birthday, coming later in life than 還暦, which honors turning 60.
Written forms 還かん 暦れき Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for the 60th birthday celebration.
カンレキ Usage <1%
Etymology From the sexagenary cycle (干支), where the same zodiac combination returns after 60 years, hence 'returning calendar'.
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former grand champion's 60th birthday ring-entering ceremony
