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年をとる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
年をとる
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Reading : としをとる   
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to grow old; to age
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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年をとる is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 145,000 (about 596,000 results)
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Example sentences:
とし
をとる
とりかえしのつかないもの
かず
えてくる
んだ
As you get older, the number of things you can't take back keeps increasing.
でもそれ
けっきょく
結局
わたし
とし
をとりつつある
というだけことなのかもしれない
However, in the end that is probably just because I'm gradually getting older.
とし
めざと
目敏
くなる

As one ages, one becomes a light sleeper.
歳を取る
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Reading : としをとる   
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• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 42,000 (about 12,400,000 results)
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歳をとる
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Reading : としをとる   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 75,000 (about 3,960,000 results)
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としをとる
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年を取る
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Reading : としをとる   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 136,000 (about 708,000 results)
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ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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