老
老

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

お.いるふ.ける

Nanori

えびおいび

Dictionary

Common Words

老人ろうじんNounFreq #3063
1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

Examples
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
That old man is a fussy eater.
老ろうFreq #5810
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix; Noun, used as a suffix

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder

Examples
その老医師は自分の仕事に誇りを持っている。
The old doctor takes pride in his work.
2

Archaic; Humble; Pronoun; Used by the elderly

I; me; my humble self

ラーメンらーめん拉麺老麺NounUsually kanaFreq #8832
1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

Examples
私達は時々、ドライブを兼ねて大好きなラーメンを食べに行きます。
We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so.
老爺《おやじ》NounFreq #9088
1

Familiar

old man; (old) geezer

老婆ろうばNounFreq #9417
1

old woman

Examples
私はその老婆を助けることに同意した。
I consented to help the old lady.
老いるおいるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10731
1

to age; to grow old

Examples
かわいそうな事にその老いた女性はまたもバッグを盗まれた。
The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
長老ちょうろうNounFreq #11413
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

elder; senior

Examples
彼はもちろん村の最長老だ。
He is unquestionably the oldest man in the village.
2

Buddhism

senior monk

3

dean; presbyter; patriarch

初老しょろうNounFreq #11949
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly

Examples
「夫は２年前に亡くなりました」と初老の女性は言った。
"My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.
2

Orig. meaning

age 40

年老いるとしおいるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #15372
1

to grow old

Examples
誰も学べないほど年老いているということはない。
No man is so old he cannot learn.
老ける化けるふけるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #16311
1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

Examples
気苦労で彼は急にふけた。
Care aged him quickly.
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