棄き老ろう

noun

abandoning the elderly; senicide

Refers to the legendary or historical practice of leaving old people in remote places, often associated with folklore and moral tales. Not a modern practice.

• 棄き老ろう伝でん説せつは日本にほん各かく地ちに残のこっている。

  Legends of abandoning the elderly remain in various parts of Japan.

• この物もの語がたりは棄き老ろうの風ふう習しゅうを題だい材ざいにしている。

  This story is based on the custom of abandoning the elderly.