ろうじん
Meanings
Noun
1. Betagter; alter Mann; alte Frau; alte Leute
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
Mensch; Person; Leute (insbes. bei der Einteilung Himmel, Erde und Mensch)
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
Altenheim; Altersheim; Seniorenheim
Jurōjin (einer der sieben Glücksgötter)
bettlägerige alte Person
Altersheim; Seniorenheim
rehabilitation facility for the elderly
geriatrisches Krankenhaus; geriatrische Klinik
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
problems of the elderly; problems of an aging society
grey power; gray power
Gerontologie (Alternsforschung)
old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly
historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
medical insurance for the elderly
Examples (102 in total)
Who is that old man?
The old man approached.
An old man came along.