also: おじ
noun
old man; elderly gentleman
Formal or literary term for an old man. Often used in classical or elevated contexts. The cross-reference 老媼 (ろうおう) is the female equivalent, 'old woman'.
See also: 老媼
その老翁は静かに昔話を語り始めた。
The old man quietly began to tell old tales.
村の老翁たちが集
The village elders gathered to discuss.
Gikun/jukujikun reading, now obsolete. Learners should use ろうおう.
Composed of 老 (old) and 翁 (old man, venerable elder). The reading ろうおう is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi. The obsolete reading おじ is a gikun/jukujikun, assigning a native Japanese word to the kanji compound.