還暦

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
れき
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
還曆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(kan, return) refers to sixty years being a sexagenary cycle in the Chinese 干支 calendar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. sexagennial, kanreki (the sixtieth anniversary or sixtieth birthday)

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