老いる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老いる
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.
Kanji in this Word
老
6 strokes
Frequency: 803
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
old man
old age
grow old
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ロウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.いる
ふ.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
えび
おい
び
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