A traditional Japanese manner of reckoning/counting one's age.
An old Japanese way where everyone adds one year to their age at the New Year.
Newborns being considered a year old when they are born.
例えば、
彼の年齢は、数え年で数えられているーHis age is counted by the traditional Japanese system called 'Kazoedoshi'.
数え年という年齢の数え方であるーa Japanese traditional manner of counting one's agecalled 'kazoedoshi'