Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

korean age

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: ko-re-an age
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An age system where a person is considered one year old at birth, and adds one to their age every January 1st. It was formerly used in several East Asian countries.

Uncountable

noun

One's age under this system.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Take “Gangnam Style” singer Psy, for example. Born on December 31, 1977, he is considered 45 by international age; 46 by calendar year age; and 47 by Korean age."
"There is a second counting method – a mix of the international and Korean age systems – in which a baby is born at zero years, and one year is added every January 1."
"Yoon Jae-ha, left, shows his international age of eight and Korean age of nine next to his father, Yoon Dong-gun, whose international age is 43 and Korean age is 44"

Etymology

The age system was officially used in South Korea until 2023.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Korean ages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

international age

Questions

What does korean age mean?: An age system where a person is considered one year old at birth, and adds one to their age every January 1st. It was formerly used in several East Asian countries.
Where does korean age come from?: The age system was officially used in South Korea until 2023.

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