ろうじん
Meanings
Noun
1. old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Kanji used
elderly
person
Pitch accent
うじん
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Composed of
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
bedridden senior citizen
senile plaque; neuritic plaque; senile druse
rehabilitation facility for the elderly
go-between; matchmaker
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
problems of the elderly; problems of an aging society
grey power; gray power
old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly
historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
medical insurance for the elderly
Examples (105 in total)
Who is that old man?
The old man approached.
An old man came along.