Word Meaning 年寄り

としより toshiyori

年寄り is read as としより (toshiyori) and means important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate).

Meaning

English

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association
retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
old person
elderly person
senior citizen

Reading

Kana

としより

Romaji

toshiyori

Writing Variants

年より としより toshiyori
年寄としより toshiyori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 高齢者,お年寄り,老人,年配,年配者,お爺さん,お爺ちゃん,爺さん Rank 3323 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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年寄る

としよる

to grow old

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

年が寄る

としがよる

to grow old

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

平年寄り

ひらどしより

coach without a special assignment within the Sumo Association

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)

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年寄りの長 Elder Leader