Word Meaning 偕老

かいろう kairou

偕老 is read as かいろう (kairou) and means growing old together.

Meaning

English

growing old together

Reading

Kana

かいろう

Romaji

kairou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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偕老同穴

かいろうどうけつ

Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)

海老

えび

prawn

敬老

けいろう

respect for the aged

元老

げんろう

genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

長老

ちょうろう

senior monk

養老

ようろう

Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)

初老

しょろう

age 40

不老

ふろう

perennial youth

家老

かろう

chief retainer

大老

たいろう

(Edo-period) chief minister

古老

ころう

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past)

五大老

ごたいろう

Council of Five Elders