男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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English Translation

A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

Furigana

男(おとこ)の年(とし)は気持(きも)ちで決(き)まり、女(おんな)の年(とし)は容貌(ようぼう)で決(き)まる。

Romanji

Otoko no toshi wa kimochi de kimari, onna no toshi wa yōbō de kimaru.

Words

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

気持ち (きもち)

feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thanks; solicitude; sympathy; just a little; somewhat; slightly

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

決まる (きまる)

to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)

女 (おんな、おみな、おうな、うみな、おな)

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

容貌 (ようぼう)

looks; personal appearance; features