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Frequency: 803
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

old man
old age
grow old

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒญใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ.ใ„ใ‚‹
ใต.ใ‘ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใˆใณ
ใŠใ„
ใณ

Common Words

ใ‚ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #3063
1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

Examples
ใ‚ใฎ่€ไบบใฏ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใซ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ€‚
That old man is a fussy eater.
ใ‚ใ†
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
ใใฎ่€ๅŒปๅธซใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใซ่ช‡ใ‚Šใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The old doctor takes pride in his work.
2

Archaic; Humble; Pronoun; Used by the elderly

I; me; my humble self

ใ‚‰ใƒผใ‚ใ‚“
ๆ‹‰้บบ
่€้บบ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8832
1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

Examples
็ง้”ใฏๆ™‚ใ€…ใ€ใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ–ใ‚’ๅ…ผใญใฆๅคงๅฅฝใใชใƒฉใƒผใƒกใƒณใ‚’้ฃŸในใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so.
ใ€Š ใŠใ‚„ใ˜ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #9088
1

Familiar

old man; (old) geezer

ใ‚ใ†ใฐ
Noun
Freq #9417
1

old woman

Examples
็งใฏใใฎ่€ๅฉ†ใ‚’ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๅŒๆ„ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I consented to help the old lady.
ใŠใ„ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #10731
1

to age; to grow old

Examples
ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ†ใชไบ‹ใซใใฎ่€ใ„ใŸๅฅณๆ€งใฏใพใŸใ‚‚ใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‚’็›—ใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ†
Noun
Freq #11413
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

elder; senior

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๆ‘ใฎๆœ€้•ท่€ใ ใ€‚
He is unquestionably the oldest man in the village.
2

Buddhism

senior monk

3

dean; presbyter; patriarch

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ‚ใ†
Noun
Freq #11949
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly

Examples
ใ€Œๅคซใฏ๏ผ’ๅนดๅ‰ใซไบกใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€ใจๅˆ่€ใฎๅฅณๆ€งใฏ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
"My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.
2

Orig. meaning

age 40

ใจใ—ใŠใ„ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #15372
1

to grow old

Examples
่ชฐใ‚‚ๅญฆในใชใ„ใปใฉๅนด่€ใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
No man is so old he cannot learn.
ๅŒ–ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใตใ‘ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #16311
1

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

Examples
ๆฐ—่‹ฆๅŠดใงๅฝผใฏๆ€ฅใซใตใ‘ใŸใ€‚
Care aged him quickly.
๐ŸŽ“

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