老 (grow old, old age, old man)

老

grow old, old age, old man

Readings

ロウ

お.いるふ.ける

えびおいび

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Grade:4

Strokes:6

JLPT:3

Frequency:803

Word	Reading	Meaning
敬老	ケイロウ	respect for the aged
初老	ショロウ	past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
長老	チョウロウ	elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter; patriarch
養老院	ヨウロウイン	home for the aged; old people's home
老朽	ロウキュウ	infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

Word	Reading	Meaning
老麺	ラーメン	ramen; Chinese-style noodles
老いる	おいる	to age; to grow old
老ける	ふける	to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
老人ホーム	ろうじんホーム	retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
老舗	しにせ	long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop