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VocabJLPT N2

20 years old

Noun

Definitions

1. 20 years old
2. twenty

This noun refers specifically to the age of twenty years old, which holds special significance in Japan as the traditional age of adulthood. It is the standard reading for this age and is used in common expressions and ceremonies marking the transition to adulthood.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Wait, you're twenty? I always thought you were older!

Sentence 2

The president fired everyone up: "Don't forget the passion you had at twenty!"

Sentence 3

Honestly, just turning twenty doesn't mean everything suddenly changes!

Sentence 4

"I bought a car to celebrate turning twenty," my brother bragged.

Sentence 5

Standing in the night breeze, I find myself thinking back on the resolve I had at twenty.