死んだ子の年を数える しんだこのとしをかぞえる Also written 死んだ子の歳を数える Meanings Expression, Ichidan verb crying over spilt milk (literally: counting the age of one's dead child) Kanji 死 die. Read as シ. 子 child 年 year. Read as とし. 数 number. Read as かぞえる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists