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かんれき

nounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

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

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Example sentences

ちち来年らいねん還暦かんれきむかえる。

My father will reach his 60th birthday next year.

還暦かんれきのおいわいにあかいちゃんちゃんこをおく習慣しゅうかんがある。

There is a custom of giving a red sleeveless jacket as a gift to celebrate one's 60th birthday.

彼女かのじょ還暦かんれきぎてもなお現役げんえき活躍かつやくしている。

Even after turning 60, she is still active in her field.

還暦かんれき干支えと一巡いちじゅんしてまれたとし干支えともどることを意味いみする。

Kanreki means that the sexagenary cycle has completed a full round and returned to the zodiac sign of one's birth year.

還暦かんれき記念きねんして、家族かぞく全員ぜんいん温泉おんせん旅行りょこう計画けいかくした。

To commemorate the 60th birthday, the whole family planned a hot spring trip.