Meanings
Readings
Common Words
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix; Noun, used as a suffix
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder
Archaic; Humble; Pronoun; Used by the elderly
I; me; my humble self
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
old woman
to age; to grow old
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
elder; senior
Buddhism
senior monk
dean; presbyter; patriarch
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly
Orig. meaning
age 40
to grow old
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
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