Question

歳 とし、とせ、よわい 万歳(ばんざい): (1) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture) (2) something worthy of celebration (3) giving up (4) long time (5) eternal life (and prosperity) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray)二十歳(はたち): (1) 20 years old (2) twenty S 止: stop; halt戍: protection 止 4 (none) year-end At the year-end, everything seems to come to a stop. However, there´s still enough time for a little march to celebrate.

Accepted Answer

サイ、セイ year-end, age, occasion, opportunity 3 269 13 77 とまる・とめる・とめへん 象形 Pictographic Santa had to put his foot down to stop a march of little guys, namely elves. They were protesting the harsh treatment they get every year-end when Santa asks them to step up toy production for the holiday season. 551

Kanji	歳
Onyomi	サイ、セイ
Kunyomi	とし、とせ、よわい
English	year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Examples	万歳(ばんざい): (1) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture) (2) something worthy of celebration (3) giving up (4) long time (5) eternal life (and prosperity) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray) 二十歳(はたち): (1) 20 years old (2) twenty
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	269
Components	止: stop; halt 戍: protection
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	止
Radical Number	77
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	とまる・とめる・とめへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	year-end
Koohii Story 1	Santa had to put his foot down to stop a march of little guys, namely elves. They were protesting the harsh treatment they get every year-end when Santa asks them to step up toy production for the holiday season.
Koohii Story 2	At the year-end, everything seems to come to a stop. However, there´s still enough time for a little march to celebrate.
RTK Index (new)	551

Year End Banzai Time Santa March 歳 サイ、セイ とし、とせ、よわい

Year End Banzai Time Santa March 歳サイ、セイとし、とせ、よわい