Keyword
elderly
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1340
Readings
ろう
(87%)
(7%)
(2%)
(1%)
Composed of
old grave
spoon
Used in kanji (4 in total)
elderly woman
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senility
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Used in vocabulary (308 in total)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
old woman
Examples (200 in total)
Why do you talk about him as if he were an old man?
Who is that old man?
There lived an old man in a village.
There are many old people in this village.
The old man said something.
The old man fell down on the ground.
The old man gave her a small doll.
The old man looks sad.
The old man was loved by everyone.
The old man asked me the time.
The old man stood still at the gate.
An old man came along.
Once there lived an old man in a village.
There once lived an old man on that island.
I'm looking for an old man.
An old man spoke to me suddenly.
The old man approached.
The old man lived there by himself.
He is an old man and should be treated as such.
There lived an old man in the old house.
But this is the story of an old man who wants to die.
Once there lived an old man in the village.
Look, that young girl is being chased by the old man.
The old man told me a strange story.
I met an old man near the station.
The old man sat in the chair with his eyes closed.
The old man caught a big fish.
The old man sat surrounded by the children.
The old man told the children an amusing story.
The elder passed away recently.
The old man stopped suddenly and looked back.
The old man stopped for a moment to rest.
The old man drew a large crowd with his music.
The old man passed away this morning.
This old man actually swam across the river.
She led the old man into the room.
The old man lost his will to live.
A group of youths attacked the old man.
There lives an old man in the hut by the lake.
In America elderly people are not given the same degree of respect they receive in many other countries.
The old man served the king for many years.
The old man stood on the hill.
The old man attempted to swim five kilometers.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
The old man sits on the bench.
An old man sat surrounded by his grandchildren.
The current low status of the elderly may be changing, however.
The old doctor takes pride in his work.
The old people were taken good care of.
At that moment tears ran down the old man's face.
The old man told us about the amusing incident.
She helped the old man cross the road.
An old man lay dead on the road.
The old man was almost hit by a car.
The old man is very kind.
We must be kind to the elderly.
She is kind to old people.
Be kind to old people.
The young should be kind to the old.
The old man is wise and knows many things about life.
The old man sometimes talks to himself.
The sudden noise startled the old man.
The old man predicted our success.
She married a rich old man.
He consented to help the old lady.
Once there lived an old woman on a small island.
I consented to help the old lady.
Now that he is old, it is your duty to look after him.
The old man was sitting with his arms folded.
The old man left a large fortune to his wife.
When I was asked by an old man where the church was, I pointed it out.
The old man retired from public life ten years ago.
Amazingly, the old man recovered his health.
The old man died last week.
An old man sat next to me on the bus.
The old man is blind in one eye.
The old man saw my notebook and smiled at me.
These seats are reserved for old and sick people.
The old man lives by himself.
That old man was sound asleep when the bear came.
I saw the old man two or three times a week.
The old man looked wise.
The old man's anger melted.
The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
He felt himself growing old.
As they grow old, many people become unable to look after themselves.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
She must care for the old man.
She looked after her old mother.
"My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.
The old man sat down.
The old man tried to hide his money under the ground.
An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.
The old man lived by himself.
He may be old, but he's still full of energy.
The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.
My parents told me that we should respect the elderly.
The old man died of cancer.
The old man was not as mean as he looked.
That old man must be insane.
Did the old man get lost in the forest?
The old man sat all alone.
Old people need someone to talk to.
All old people need someone to talk to.
Lots of old people are killed in traffic accidents every year.
The old man lost the will to live.
Tom speaks like an old man.
Old people look back on the past too much.
The old man has lived here all his life.
The old man spoke to me in French.
You need to respect the elderly.
The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman.
The apple trees grew old and new ones were planted.
Tom looked very old.
The old man leaned forward and asked his wife with a soft voice.
His old cat is still alive.
He grew old.
He was too old to swim.
He was very old and ill.
A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
Once there lived an old king in England.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock.
An old lady guided us through the castle.
If you're old and can't see, don't drive!
The old man is always accompanied by his grandson.
The old man walked across the road carefully.
She helped the old man across the street.
Mom, that hairstyle makes you look old.
Tom looks much older than he really is.
Tom looks older than seventy.
Mary felt that she was getting old.
He looks old, but he is still in his twenties.
Your beard makes you look old.
The old man starved to death.
The old man asked me a favor.
Who is that old woman?
The poor old woman was robbed of her money.
The old lady walked slowly up the hill.
The old woman seemed ready to fall down at any second.
The old woman gave me two interesting books.
The old lady smiled at her granddaughter.
The old lady was kind enough to show me the way to the station.
He helped an old lady to get up from her seat.
She entered into conversation with that old woman.
She shot a warm smile at the old lady.
We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.
I saw an old woman cross the street.
I helped an old woman across the street.
I helped an old lady across.
The old woman is crossing the road.
The old woman gave it to her as a present and said she really wanted her to accept it.
The old woman extended a loving hand to the children.
The old woman was sick in bed.
Do you know the old lady at the gate?
I feel old.
There should be more national hospitals for old people.
Young people usually have more energy than the old.
The old man contributed a large sum of money to the poor.
She visited the old man in the hospital every day but Sunday.
He offered his seat to an old woman.
He was so kind as to give the old man his seat.
Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.
There is a lack of communication between the young and the old.
Many old people these days can't keep up with the times.
Many old people these days cannot keep up with the times.
He saved money for his old age.
We must provide for our old age.
We must provide for old age.
I'm saving money for my old age.
I'm saving up for my old age.
Our chief concern should be the aging of society.
She had the care of many older people.
Although he is elderly, he looks young.
The old man lives on his pension.
With only that much pension I'm concerned about life in retirement.
The old man tends to exaggerate.
There lived an old couple in the woods.
The old couple had no children.
The old couple sat side by side.
If you want security in your old age, begin saving now.
The bus was empty except for one elderly woman.
The old man breathed his last.
The old man begged me for money.
He has become weaker with age.
"A cat?" asked the old man.
I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.
The architect adapted the house to the needs of old people.
The old man was sitting there, with crossed legs.
He works hard to support his aged mother.
The old man narrowly escaped being run over by a car.
We held a pleasant conversation with the old man.
They failed to take into account the special needs of old people.
Last night a fire broke out in my neighborhood, and an old woman was burnt to death.
That old man had been making homemade whiskey for fifty years.
Grandfather is quite senile.
He died of old age two years ago.
Once upon a time, there lived an old man.
Once upon a time there lived an old king on a small island.
Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.