Word details

老いる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老いる.

Dictionary

Entry

老いる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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

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