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年寄る (としよる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

年とし寄よる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Intransitive verb describing the natural process of becoming older. Often used in the progressive form 年寄っている to describe someone who has aged.

祖そ父ふは最さい近きんずいぶん年とし寄よった。
My grandfather has aged a lot recently.
年とし寄よると、体からだのあちこち

が

痛いた

く

なる

。

As you grow old, various parts of your body start to ache.

Written forms

年とし寄よるUsage16%
Standard kanji spelling.
としよるUsage84%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing.

Kanji

年year, counter for years
寄draw near, stop in, bring near

Similar words

老ふける
老ける emphasizes looking or seeming old, often with a negative nuance of premature aging, while 年寄る is a more neutral term for the natural process of aging.
年としを取とる
年を取る is a common synonym with the same meaning, but 年寄る is slightly more literary or formal.

Etymology

Compound of 年 (とし, 'year, age') and 寄る (よる, 'to approach, draw near'), literally 'to approach old age'.