Also means
annual
Usage Note
jährig rarely stands alone; it lives in compounds stating age, like dreijährig (three-year-old) or der Fünfjährige (the five-year-old). Don't confuse it with jährlich (yearly, recurring). From Jahr (year) with an umlaut.
Examples
"Das Kind ist sechsjährig."
Natural Translation
The child is six years old.
Literal Translation
The child is six-year-old.
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