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老老介護 (ろうろうかいご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
elderly caring for the elderly
Refers to a situation where an older person (often a spouse or sibling) provides care for another older family member, typically in the context of Japan's aging society.
老ろう
介かい
護ご
を
支ささ
える
地ち
域いき
の
サービス
が
重じゅう
要よう
だ
。
Community services that support elderly caregiving by the elderly are important.
Written forms 老ろう 老ろう 介かい 護ご
老ろう 々ろう 介かい 護ご
Variant using the iteration mark 々.
Kanji 老 old man, old age, grow old 介 jammed in, shellfish, mediate Similar words 介かい 護ご General term for nursing care or caregiving, without specifying the age of the caregiver.
認にん 認にん 介かい 護ご A related term where a person with dementia cares for another person with dementia.
Etymology Compound of 老 (rou, 'old age') repeated, and 介護 (kaigo, 'nursing care'). The repetition emphasizes that both the caregiver and the care recipient are elderly.
