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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)
On readings
ロウ
Kun readings
おいるふける
Variant forms
耂Words with 老
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —老夫婦Popularold couple; elderly couple
- —老若男女Popularmen and women of all ages
- —老人福祉Popularwelfare for the aged
- —老人ホームPopularretirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
- —老old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder; I; me; my humble self
- —家老chief retainer; daimyo's minister
- —棄老historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
- —古老old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
- —中老middle age
- —不老perennial youth
- —老翁old man
- —老巧experienced; seasoned; veteran
- —老妻old woman
- —偕老growing old together
- —老弱infirmities of old age; young and old; all ages
- —老師old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
- —老練experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
- —老成mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
- —老父old father
- —老母old mother; aged mother