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VocabJLPT N1

marriageable age

Nounの-AdjectiveAdverb

Definitions

1. approximate age
2. apparent age
3. marriageable age (esp. of a woman)
4. age (when ...)

This noun refers to an approximate age or the age at which someone is considered ready for something, such as marriage. It can also refer to a general period of life, like "around that age."

Example sentences

Sentence 1

My senior challenged me: "Go on, guess how old I am."

Sentence 2

Just from the voice, you can get a pretty good idea of how old someone is.

Sentence 3

Doesn't that person look like they're around forty or so?

Sentence 4

How do you look so young?

Sentence 5

Wait, that manager looks that old? I wouldn't have guessed!