Kanji

老

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
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

  • あの老人ろうじんは食たべ物ものに難むずかしい。

    That old man is a fussy eater.

    Ese hombre mayor es muy maniático para comer.

    Tatoeba #230415(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれは年としの割わりには老ふけて見みえる。

    He looks old for his age.

    Él luce viejo para su edad.

    Tatoeba #101367(opens in a new tab)
  • お祖父じいさんがかなり老衰ろうすいしている。

    Grandfather is quite senile.

    El abuelo está bastante senil.

    Tatoeba #76809(opens in a new tab)
  • 老人ろうじんは子供こどもたちに面白おもしろい話はなしをした。

    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)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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