Vocabulary

What does 還暦 (かんれき, kanreki) mean?

還暦 (かんれき, kanreki) means 60th birthday celebration.

Quick facts
Readingかんれき
Romajikanreki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かんれき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanreki

60th birthday celebration

  1. 1noun kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

Example sentences

  • Even though he has turned 60, he is still working energetically.

  • I held a party to celebrate my father's 60th birthday.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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