Word Meaning 棄老

きろう kirou

棄老 is read as きろう (kirou) and means historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc..

Meaning

English

  1. historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

Reading

Kana

きろう

Romaji

kirou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 109363 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

老人遺棄

ろうじんいき

historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

棄権

きけん

abstention (from voting)

棄却

ききゃく

rejection

棄損

きそん

damage

棄民

きみん

abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

棄市

きし

execution by decapitation followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)

棄言葉

すてことば

sharp parting remark

棄約

きやく

breaking a promise

棄世

きせい

death

棄教

ききょう

apostasy

棄て去る

すてさる

to abandon

棄権者

きけんしゃ

non-voter