Kanji
老
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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 4freq #8036 strokes
Meanings
old man, old age, grow old
ES: envejecer, viejo, experimentado, hacerse viejo
- On
- ロウ
- Kun
- お.いる、ふ.ける
Common words
- 老人ろうじんold person, senior citizen, the aged, the elderly
- 老いおいold age, ageing, aging
- 老衰ろうすいsenility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)
- 老いるおいるto age, to grow old
- 老けるふけるto age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
- 敬老けいろうrespect for the aged
- 元老げんろうelder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority
- 初老しょろうpast middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly
Example sentences
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
That old man is a fussy eater.
Ese hombre mayor es muy maniático para comer.
Tatoeba #230415(opens in a new tab)彼は年の割には老けて見える。
He looks old for his age.
Él luce viejo para su edad.
Tatoeba #101367(opens in a new tab)お祖父さんがかなり老衰している。
Grandfather is quite senile.
El abuelo está bastante senil.
Tatoeba #76809(opens in a new tab)老人は子供たちに面白い話をした。
The old man told the children an amusing story.
El anciano les contó una divertida historia a los niños.
Tatoeba #77273(opens in a new tab)