Word Meaning 碩老

せきろう sekirou

碩老 is read as せきろう (sekirou) and means wise and learned elder.

Meaning

English

wise and learned elder

Reading

Kana

せきろう

Romaji

sekirou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 108647 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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碩学

せきがく

great scholar

養老

ようろう

Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)

棄老

きろう

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

伊勢海老

いせえび

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

敬老

けいろう

respect for the aged

海老

えび

prawn

元老

げんろう

genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

長老

ちょうろう

senior monk

初老

しょろう

age 40

不老

ふろう

perennial youth

家老

かろう

chief retainer

大老

たいろう

(Edo-period) chief minister