Relative Clause 'when'

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Relative Clause 'when'

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In the following sentence, does the clause starting with 'When' act as a relative clause?

When I was three years old, I lived in Japan.

Is it just subordinate? I thought relative clauses related to an established noun, noun phrase, event that had already been established.
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Re: Relative Clause 'when'

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No, it is an adverbial clause (of time).
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