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とし【年】

toshi

Pronunciation: [toɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. Year; age

Etymology

Historically also used to represent the age of a person, as in "~ years old". Likely cognate to Korean /tols/ "anniversary; first birthday; cycle", nominalized as /tols-i/ and pronounced [to.li].

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Kanaとし
Romanizationtoshi
Pronunciation (IPA)[toɕi]

意味:とし・ねん【年】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, November 28). とし【年】 : toshi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1316/toshi/.