# 齢 — age

齢 means “age”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: レイ (rei). Kun'yomi: よわい (yowai).

- Meaning: age
- On'yomi: レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi: よわい (yowai)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Time 1

## How to remember 齢

Sounds like 令: both read レイ.

Parts: 歯 tooth · 令 order

## More in the “Time 1” set

[歴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/past-record/) · [未](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/not-yet/) · [久](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/long-time/) · [延](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/postpone/) · [齢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/age/) · [了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [遅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/late/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/age/. Last updated 2026-11-01.