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老 kanji
old man, old age, grow old
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
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On readings
ロウ
Kun readings
おいるふける
Variant forms
耂Words with 老
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —老人性痴呆senile dementia
- —老境に入るto be advanced in age
- —老人福祉法elderly welfare law
- —早期老化症progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)
- —老化防止剤age resister; antioxidant
- —長老派教会Presbyterian Church
- —老人クラブseniors club; old people's club
- —老人恐怖症gerontophobia
- —老子道徳経Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi
- —寝たきり老人bedridden senior citizen
- —老人保健施設rehabilitation facility for the elderly
- —老人性白内障senile cataract; age-related cataract
- —老人福祉施設nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
- —老人性痴呆症senile dementia
- —老人性認知症senile dementia
- —老人医療保険medical insurance for the elderly
- —老人性色素斑senile lentigo; age spot; liver spot; lentigo senilis
- —老人性紫斑病senile purpura
- —有料老人ホームfee-charging old people's home; private nursing home
- —国立老化研究所National Institute on Aging