老

Meaning

老 centers on the state of being old: an elderly person, old age itself, or the process of growing old.

• 老人ろうじん
  N3

  old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

• 海老えび
  N1

  prawn; shrimp; lobster

• 老舗しにせ

  long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

• 老けるふける
  N1

  to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

• 老化ろうか
  N1

  ageing; aging; senile deterioration

• 老いおい
  N3

  old age; ageing; aging

• 元老げんろう

  elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority

• 老朽ろうきゅう

  infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

• 老後ろうご
  N1

  old age

• 長老ちょうろう

  elder; senior

• 敬老けいろう
  N1

  respect for the aged

• 老婆ろうば

  old woman

• 老若男女ろうにゃくなんにょ
  N1

  men and women of all ages

• 養老ようろう

  making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age

• 老齢ろうれい

  old age; advanced age

• 初老しょろう

  past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly

• 老眼ろうがん
  N1

  presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

• 老年ろうねん

  old age

• 老女ろうじょ

  elderly woman

• 老衰ろうすい
  N1

  senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

• 老子ろうし

  Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse

• 老いるおいる
  N1

  to age; to grow old

• 老若ろうにゃく

  young and old; all ages

• 老人ホームろうじんホーム
  N3

  retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home

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