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 107432 Priority Q

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.

海老

えび

prawn

敬老

けいろう

respect for the aged

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

古老

ころう

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past)