二十歳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	歳

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese はたち (twenty items).

Noun 1

二十歳 (hiragana はたち, romaji hatachi)

1. twenty years old

Usage notes

Twenty is the age of majority in Japan.

Etymology 2

From Sino-Japanese 二十 nijū (twenty) and 歳 sai (years old).

Noun 2

二十歳 (hiragana にじゅっさい, romaji nijussai)

1. twenty years old

Usage notes

Jōyō kanji recognizes only じゅう and じっ as readings of 十, but the latter is actually pronounced じゅっ today.

See also

• 未成年
• 小人
• 大人
• 成人
• 成人式
• 成人の日