How do you say "age check" in Japanese?

Name: The Konbini Screen Just Lit Up With Four Kanji. It's Asking How Old You Are.
Uploaded: 2026-07-27T01:58:09Z
Duration: 52 s
Description: Learn to say 年齢確認 (nenrei kakunin) — age check. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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The Konbini Screen Just Lit Up With Four Kanji. It's Asking How Old You Are.

To say age check in Japanese, say 年齢確認 (nenrei kakunin).

You put a beer on the counter, something chimes, and the little screen in front of you lights up with four kanji.

年齢確認 nenrei kakunin age check

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In this video

年齢確認をお願いします。 nenrei kakunin o onegai shimasu. Age check, please. (this is the clerk's line, not yours)
はい、二十歳以上です。 hai, hatachi ijou desu. Yes, I'm twenty or older.

Kanji in this phrase

年齢確認: ねんれいかくにん
二十歳以上: はたちいじょう

Why this phrase

The konbini age-check moment. Buy alcohol or cigarettes in Japan and the customer screen at the register asks you to confirm your age, headed 年齢確認. Store policy is that you tap the button yourself rather than the clerk, so the whole answer is one button press.