老ろう人じん遺い棄き

noun

abandonment of the elderly; historical practice of leaving old people in remote places

Refers to the legendary or historical custom of abandoning elderly people in mountains or wilderness, often due to food scarcity. Compare 棄老 (きろう).

See also: 棄老

• 老ろう人じん遺い棄きは、かつての貧まずしい山さん村そんで行おこなわれたと伝つたえられる慣かん習しゅうだ。

  Abandonment of the elderly is a custom said to have been practiced in poor mountain villages in the past.

• この物もの語がたりは老ろう人じん遺い棄きをテーマにしている。

  This story has the theme of abandoning the elderly.