老ろう弱じゃく

noun, na-adjective

infirmities of old age; senility

Refers to the physical and mental decline associated with advanced age. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 老ろう弱じゃくのため、外がい出しゅつが難むずかしくなった。

  Due to the infirmities of old age, going out has become difficult.

noun, na-adjective

young and old; all ages

Obsolete term; the modern equivalent is 老若 (ろうにゃく). This sense is no longer in active use.

See also: 老若

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「老ろう弱じゃく」が「老ろう若にゃく」と同おなじ意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In old documents, 老弱 is sometimes used with the same meaning as 老若.