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とし【年】 : toshi | define meaning
toshi
Pronunciation: [toɕi]
Definition
Noun
- 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].
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 年 |
Kana | とし |
Romanization | toshi |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [toɕi] |
意味:とし・ねん【年】
Categories:
年
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/.