Korea's unique way of calculating age is amazing. Today, let's take a look at the different ways of calculating age in Kangkang Korea
Hannian Calculation Method
This algorithm, also known as the "imaginary year", is considered one year old at birth in the traditional Korean age algorithm, and the age is increased by one year every New Year. This means that whether you were born on January 1 or December 31, by New Year's Day of the following year, you will be one year older. For example, children born on December 31, 2023, according to this algorithm, will be 2 years old today in February 2024! This method of calculation is known as "Hannian" and is also a common method of calculating age in traditional Korean culture.
Calculation of years
In the calculation of some ** benefits or preferences, or in the role of military service in South Korea, youth insurance, etc., the year calculation method is often used, that is, [this year-year of birth], regardless of whether there is a birthday of the current year. For example, Xiao A, who was born in May 1997, uses the age calculation method to February 2024, which is [2024-1997=27 years old], even if Xiao A has not yet celebrated his 27th birthday
Calculation of full age (
This algorithm calculates age based on birthdays as in Japan, and it doesn't matter if it's January 1, but how long you've lived to calculate your age (laughs). Let's take Xiao A, who was born in May 1997, as an example, because Xiao A has not yet had this year's birthday, Xiao A will be 26 years old before his birthday in May 2024, and he will be 27 years old after his birthday
Let's sum it up
Calculation of yearsYear of the year - year of birth.
Calculation of full age (If the birthday is passed, it is the same as the year; If you don't have a birthday, it's [Year Calculation Method-1].
Hannian Calculation Method+1 for the year method
Have you been confused by the way you calculate your age? Don't worry, South Korea** has already stipulated, from June 28, 2023, the official will calculate the age in accordance with the [full age calculation method], so...All Koreans collectively were 1 or 2 years younger on that day
If you want to calculate your age but you can't figure it out all of a sudden, you can also use the n**er age calculation function, enter the corresponding date to get your full age and age! If you are interested, you can also try it
Key Words] Void years.
Age. Full age.
Birthday. Happy birthday.
Physiognomy.