Word Meaning 年寄衆

としよりしゅう toshiyorishuu

年寄衆 is read as としよりしゅう (toshiyorishuu) and means elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period.

Meaning

English

elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period

Reading

Kana

としよりしゅう

Romaji

toshiyorishuu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 35572 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年寄株

としよりかぶ

sumo management stock

年寄り臭い

としよりくさい

in the manner of an old person

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

準年寄

じゅんとしより

temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler