# 歳 — years old; age

歳 means “years old; age”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai), セイ (sei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: years old; age
- On'yomi: サイ (sai), セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Time 1

## How to remember 歳

Stop (止), count one more dog sign (戌), and you're a year older.

Parts: 止 stop · 戌 dog sign · 小 small

## Don't confuse it with

[渉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ford/) · [捗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-progress/) · [戚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/relatives/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[期](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/period/) · [続](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/continue/) · [初](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/first-time/) · [予](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/) · [際](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occasion/) · [昨](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/) · [歳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/years-old/)

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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/n3-kanji/years-old/. Last updated 2026-11-01.