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老ろう
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Meanings
Noun
Prefix
Suffix
1. old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder
Other spellings
ろう
Kanji used
老elderly
Pitch accent
ろう
Used in vocabulary
老ろう夫ふう婦ふ
old couple; elderly couple
Noun
老ろう眼がん鏡きょう
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
Noun
老ろう大たい国こく
once-powerful nation now in decline; great nation grown old
Noun
老ろう大たい家か
venerable authority; elderly master
Noun
老ろう少しょう不ふ定じょう
death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life
Noun
老ろう少しょう不ふ定てい
death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life
Noun
老ろう政せい治じ家か
venerable statesman
Noun
老ろう荘そう思し想そう
philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse; Taoism
Noun
生しょう老ろう病びょう死し
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
Noun
老ろう紳しん士し
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
Noun
老ろう老ろう介かい護ご
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
Noun
老ろう華か僑きょう
overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
Noun
Examples5
The old doctor takes pride in his work.
I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.
With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.
The old doctor gave individual attention to each patient.
They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.