年とし寄より

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

elderly person; old person; senior citizen

Everyday word for an old or elderly person, but it can sound blunt or insensitive when used directly about someone; お年寄り or 高齢者 is often safer in polite or formal contexts.

• この坂さかは年とし寄よりには少すこしきつい。

  This slope is a little hard for elderly people.

• 祖そ父ふは年とし寄より扱あつかいされるのを嫌いやがる。

  My grandfather dislikes being treated like an old person.

noun

sumo elder; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association

Sumo-specific title for a retired high-ranking wrestler who has the required elder stock and can coach or hold an official post in the Japan Sumo Association.

• 引いん退たい後ご、彼かれは年とし寄よりとして相撲すもう部屋べやの若わかい力りき士しを指し導どうした。

  After retiring, he coached young wrestlers at a sumo stable as a sumo elder.

noun

senior statesman of the Tokugawa shogunate

Historical administrative term; in this sense it refers to a high-ranking shogunate official, not simply to an elderly person.

• 史し料りょうでは、幕ばく府ふの重じゅう臣しんを年とし寄よりと呼よぶ例れいがある。

  In historical sources, there are examples of high-ranking shogunate officials being called 年寄.

noun

important local official under the Tokugawa shogunate

Historical local-government term from the Tokugawa period; often comparable to a village or town elder involved in administration.

• 村むらの年とし寄よりは名な主ぬしを補ほ佐さし、村そん政せいに関かかわった。

  The village elders assisted the headman and took part in village administration.