Well attestedFrom the people of the place
Korean age
noun · first attested 20th century
A law in 2023 made an entire country younger overnight.
An age system in which a person is one year old at birth and gains a year every 1 January.
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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South Korea
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Korean age
The system was once used across East Asia, but South Korea kept it in daily life long after Japan and China abandoned theirs, leaving Koreans juggling as many as three different ages at once. A law that took effect in June 2023 made international reckoning the standard for official and legal purposes. Under the old count, a baby born on 31 December turned two the next day.
South Korea
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