Word Meaning 年寄りくさい

としよりくさい toshiyorikusai

年寄りくさい 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

  • 年寄り臭い としよりくさい toshiyorikusai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 94990 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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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

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

年寄名跡

としよりみょうせき

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