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トシヨリ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. old person; elderly person; senior citizen
Noun
Sumo
2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
3. senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4. important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Alt. forms
年とし寄より
81%
年とし寄より
8%
年としより
6%
としより
3%
トシヨリ
Pitch accent
ト
シヨ
リ
ト
シヨリ
Used in: 4
Composed of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
an old man's indiscretions
like an old man; like an old woman
sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo
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Examples (12 in total)
The old dog barked.
Old men are apt to forget.
Old people need something to live for.
Though I am old, you are still young.
Old people get up very early.
My parents told me we should respect the elderly.
That is such a high mountain as old people can't climb.
We must be as kind to old people as possible.
These seats are reserved for old people.
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
The old man gave me a useful piece of advice.
The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.