Word Meaning 年寄り臭い

としよりくさい toshiyorikusai

年寄り臭い is read as としよりくさい (toshiyorikusai) and means in the manner of an old person.

Meaning

English

  1. in the manner of an old person
  2. like that of an old person
  3. fusty
  4. old-fashioned
  5. fogyish

Reading

Kana

としよりくさい

Romaji

toshiyorikusai

Writing Variants

  • 年寄りくさい としよりくさい toshiyorikusai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 74051 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

としより

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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)

年が寄る

としがよる

to grow old

年寄りの冷や水

としよりのひやみず

an old man's indiscretions