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老年学 (rounengaku) Japanese meaning: gerontology | Kotomora

老ろう年ねん学がく

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Meanings

1

Academic field studying aging and the elderly.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで老ろう年ねん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

She is majoring in gerontology at university.

Kanji

老old man, old age, grow old
年year, counter for years
学study, learning, science

Related words

老ろう人じん学がく
Similar meaning, but 老人学 is less common and may sound more clinical or dated.

Built from

老ろう年ねん+学がく

Etymology

Compound of 老年 (old age) and 学 (study, -ology).