Word details

老人

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

Dictionary

Entry

老人うじんNounFreq #3063
1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

Examples
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
That old man is a fussy eater.

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

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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