Word Meaning 老若 (Roujaku): Young and Old, All Ages

Meaning

English

young and old
all ages

Reading

Kana

ろうじゃく

Romaji

roujaku

Writing Variants

老若ろうにゃく rounyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 263 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

老若男女

ろうじゃくだんじょ

men and women of all ages

老いも若きも

おいもわかきも

(both) young and old

老人

ろうじん

old person

老後

ろうご

old age

老化

ろうか

ageing

老いる

おいる

to age

老中

ろうじゅう

member of shogun's council of elders

老子

ろうし

Laozi

老人ホーム

ろうじんほーむ

retirement home

老年

ろうねん

old age

老人性

ろうじんせい

senile

老女

ろうじょ

elderly woman

Example Sentences

3

老若共は罪を作る。

Both the old and young are guilty of sinning.

その飄々とした人柄が老若男女に慕われている。

His easygoing personality has endeared him to men and women of all ages.

最近は老若男女が歌えるような歌謡曲を耳にすることもなくなった。

Nowadays you no longer hear popular songs that can be sung by men and women of all ages.