Which is the "official" kanji for さい, 歳 or 才?


Well if I'm not wrong, usually when a word has multiple kanjis one of them is
selected as the "main" or more commonly used one.

But is it true that 才 and 歳 are both the "main" kanji for さい?




It seems that 歳 is the "official"character for the age, even though both it
and 才 are reglementary (常用漢字). However, it is too difficult for the pupils
(小学生) who are supposed to learn it since it's a very common word. Therefore,
the different (but _not_ simplified) character 才 is taught instead so that
they can learn a necessary character until they see the "hard" one a few years
later.

So, the "official" one would be 歳. Same goes for 令 instead of 齢




It seems that 歳 is the "official"character for the age, even though both it
and 才 are reglementary (常用漢字). However, it is too difficult for the pupils
(小学生) who are supposed to learn it since it's a very common word. Therefore,
the different (but _not_ simplified) character 才 is taught instead so that
they can learn a necessary character until they see the "hard" one a few years
later.

So, the "official" one would be 歳. Same goes for 令 instead of 齢

