Word Meaning 年が寄る

としがよる toshi ga yoru

年が寄る is read as としがよる (toshi ga yoru) and means to grow old.

Meaning

English

to grow old

Reading

Kana

としがよる

Romaji

toshi ga yoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 91802 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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年寄る

としよる

to grow old

年寄り

としより

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

年寄り子

としよりご

child born of older parents

年寄りっ子

としよりっこ

child born of older parents

年寄り役

としよりやく

senior's role

年寄りじみた

としよりじみた

like an old man

年寄りの冷や水

としよりのひやみず

an old man's indiscretions

年寄株

としよりかぶ

sumo management stock

年寄衆

としよりしゅう

elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period

年寄り臭い

としよりくさい

in the manner of an old person

年寄名跡

としよりめいせき

official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)

一代年寄

いちだいとしより

special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion