Kanken 1
耋

Meaning

Kanji 耋

elderly

elderly, old

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
としより
Onyomi 音読み
テツ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Strokes
12
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

祖父は九十を過ぎ、耋の年を迎えた。

My grandfather passed ninety and entered a very advanced age.

耋に至っても、祖母は毎朝庭を掃いている。

Even at a very advanced age, my grandmother still sweeps the yard every morning.

村では耋の人を敬う習わしが今も残っている。

In that village, the custom of honoring the very old still remains.

彼は耋の齢ながら、頭は驚くほど冴えている。

Although he is very old, his mind is still remarkably sharp.

父は耋を前にして、ようやく仕事を離れた。

My father finally left work as he approached a very advanced age.