A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 13 strokes

Year-end ; Age ; Occasion ; Opportunity

Readings on: サイ・セイ
Kun readings: とし・とせ・よわい

歳さい — (age)

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 歳月さいげつ — time Source
• 歳末さいまつ — end of year Source
• 歳暮せいぼ — year-end gift; end of year Source
• 万歳ばんざい — 10 000 years (of regency for the emperor); congratulations; hurrah Source
• 万歳まんざい — comedy show (Kansai) Source