Word details

老い

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

Dictionary

Entry

老いNounFreq #19611
1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

Examples
少年老い易く学成り難し。
Art is long, time is fleeting.

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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