下か流りゅう老ろう人じん

noun

impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens

A sociological term popularized by the 2015 book 下流老人 (Karyū Rōjin) by 藤田孝典 (Fujita Takanori), referring to elderly people living in poverty with insufficient income, savings, and social support. It is a relatively new and somewhat rare term outside of social welfare discussions.

• 下か流りゅう老ろう人じんという言こと葉ばは、藤ふじ田た孝たか典のり氏しの著ちょ書しょで広ひろく知しられるようになった。

  The term 'karyū rōjin' became widely known through Fujita Takanori's book.

• 年ねん金きんだけでは生せい活かつできず、下か流りゅう老ろう人じんに陥おちいる高こう齢れい者しゃが増ふえている。

  An increasing number of elderly people are falling into the 'impoverished elderly' category, unable to live on their pension alone.