Difference Between Age in Full Years and Traditional Age
Key points
- Find the age in full years
- Know the difference
- Use the right one
The difference
- Age in full years: you are 0 at birth and gain a year at each birthday.
- Traditional age (kazoe-doshi): you are 1 in your birth year and gain a year each New Year.
How to check
Calculate Age, Days Between Dates and Date Offsets finds the age in full years. Traditional age is that number plus 1 or 2.
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