Word Meaning 老いては子に従え

おいてはこにしたがえ oitehako ni shitagae

老いては子に従え is read as おいてはこにしたがえ (oitehako ni shitagae) and means be guided by your children when you are old.

Meaning

English

  1. be guided by your children when you are old

Reading

Kana

おいてはこにしたがえ

Romaji

oitehako ni shitagae

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 51486 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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老子道徳経

ろうしどうとくきょう

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

老子

ろうし

Laozi

老婆

ろうば

old woman

老衰

ろうすい

senility

老眼

ろうがん

presbyopia

老朽

ろうきゅう

infirmity (due to old age)

老舗

しにせ

long-established shop

老舗

ろうほ

long-established shop

老松

ろうしょう

old pine tree

老廃

ろうはい

deterioration (due to age)

老人福祉

ろうじんふくし

welfare for the aged

老眼鏡

ろうがんきょう

reading (farsighted) glasses