123456
Keyword
elderly
  • old man
  • old age
  • grow old
Frequency
#803
Strokes
6
Grade
4
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1340
Readings
ロウ89%
お7%
ふ4%
Mnemonic
An old grave and a spoon: an elderly man slowly sips soup beside his future resting place.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
老ろう人じん
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Noun
老ろう人じんホーム
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
Noun
海老えび
prawn; shrimp; lobster
Noun
老ろう後ご
old age
Noun
長ちょう老ろう
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter; patriarch
Noun
老ろう衰すい
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
Noun
老ろう朽きゅう
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
Noun
老舗しにせ
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Noun
老ろう夫ふう婦ふ
old couple; elderly couple
Noun
老ろう人じん性せい
senile (dementia, cataract, etc.)
No-adjective
養よう老ろう院いん
home for the aged; old people's home
Noun
老ろう人じん福ふく祉し
welfare for the aged
Noun
老おい
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
No-adjective
老ろう齢れい
old age; advanced age
Noun
老ろう化か
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
Noun
元げん老ろう
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority
Noun
敬けい老ろう
respect for the aged
Noun
老ふけ
aging; ageing
Noun
老ろう
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder
Noun
野老ところ
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)
Noun
老ろう舗ほ
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Noun
老成ひね
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
Noun
老ろう女じょ
elderly woman
Noun