"何歳" meaning in Japanese

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Pronoun

Forms: 何歳 [canonical] (ruby: (なん), (さい)), nansai [romanization]
Etymology: 何 (なん, nan, “what”) + 歳 (さい, sai, “age”) Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|何|歳|sort=なんさい|t1=what|t2=age|tr1=なん, nan|tr2=さい, sai}} 何 (なん, nan, “what”) + 歳 (さい, sai, “age”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なんさい}} 何(なん)歳(さい) • (nansai)
  1. what age, how old Synonyms: お幾つ [polite], 何才 [informal]

Alternative forms

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