とし
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)
Kanji used
year
get near
Pitch accent
しよ
しより
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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 (8 in total)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
an old man's indiscretions
like an old man; like an old woman
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
child born of older parents; child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents
temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
Examples (12 in total)
The old dog barked.
Old men are apt to forget.
Old people need something to live for.