How to Say ‘She's twenty.’ in Japanese
二十歳です。
hatachi desu
[HAH-tah-chee desu]
💬 Usage Tip: Twenty has a special reading: 二十歳 is (hatachi), not (nijussai).
🇯🇵 In Japan: Twenty is the age of adulthood in Japan, marked by a Coming of Age Day ceremony each January.
Phrase Breakdown
二十歳
hatachi
[HAH-tah-chee]
twenty years old
Special reading for age twenty, also the age of adulthood celebrations in Japan.
兄は二十歳になりました。
My older brother turned twenty.
です
desu
[desu]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to make statements and questions.
ここは出口です。
This is the exit.
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