ろうじん
Meanings
Noun
1. 年を取った人。
2. 特に年老いた男性、老爺。
Kanji used
elderly
person
Pitch accent
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Composed of
① 年をとること。また、年寄り。② 律令制で、61歳から65歳までの者の呼称。老丁。
① なにかに属している人物。
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 (102 in total)
Who is that old man?
The old man approached.
An old man came along.