JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7
老

Meaning

Kanji 老

old man

old man, old age, grow old

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
お.いるふ.ける
Onyomi 音読み
ロウ
Nanori 名乗り
えびおいび

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
Grade 4
JLPT
JLPT N3
Frequency
#803
Strokes
6
Radical
老
Components
匕 • 老
Kanji Kentei
Level 7
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Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 293 entries that include this kanji.

老若

ろうじゃく

young and old

老人

ろうじん

old person

老後

ろうご

old age

老化

ろうか

ageing

老いる

おいる

to age

老中

ろうじゅう

member of shogun's council of elders

老若男女

ろうにゃくなんにょ

men and women of all ages

老婆

ろうば

old woman

老子

ろうし

Laozi

老人ホーム

ろうじんホーム

retirement home

老衰

ろうすい

senility

老朽

ろうきゅう

infirmity (due to old age)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

老人は公園で静かに本を読んでいる。

The old man is quietly reading a book in the park.

彼は年を取っても心までは老いない。

Even as he gets older, his heart does not grow old.

老後の生活について早めに考えたい。

I want to think about life in old age early on.

その医者は老練で、判断が速い。

That doctor is highly experienced and quick to judge.

村には一人で暮らす老人が多い。

There are many elderly people living alone in that village.