Word Meaning 老若男女

ろうじゃくだんじょ roujakudanjo

老若男女 is read as ろうじゃくだんじょ (roujakudanjo) and means men and women of all ages.

Meaning

English

men and women of all ages

Reading

Kana

ろうじゃくだんじょ

Romaji

roujakudanjo

Writing Variants

老若男女 ろうにゃくなんにょ rounyakunannyo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 9647 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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老女

ろうじょ

elderly woman

老若

ろうじゃく

young and old

老いも若きも

おいもわかきも

(both) young and old

美男美女

びなんびじょ

beautiful man and woman

男女

だんじょ

men and women

善男善女

ぜんなんぜんにょ

pious men and women

京男に伊勢女

きょうおとこにいせおんな

the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise

東男に京女

あずまおとこにきょうおんな

the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto

男女

おとこおんな

feminine man

男女同権

だんじょどうけん

equal rights among men and women

男女共同参画会議

だんじょきょうどうさんかくかいぎ

Council for Gender Equality

男女共学

だんじょきょうがく

co-education

Example Sentences

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.