Word Meaning 年寄りの冷や水

としよりのひやみず toshiyorinohiyamizu

年寄りの冷や水 is read as としよりのひやみず (toshiyorinohiyamizu) and means an old man's indiscretions.

Meaning

English

an old man's indiscretions

Reading

Kana

としよりのひやみず

Romaji

toshiyorinohiyamizu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 101514 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

年寄りくさい

としよりくさい

in the manner of an old person

冷水

れいすい

cold water

冷や水

ひやみず

cold (drinking) water

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

としよりめいせき

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