Word Meaning 耄碌

もうろく mouroku

耄碌 is read as もうろく (mouroku) and means senility.

Meaning

English

  1. senility
  2. dotage
  3. decrepitude

Reading

Kana

もうろく

Romaji

mouroku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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碌に

ろくに

(not) well

Example Sentences

3

そのろうじんはもうろくしてなまえをおもいだせなかった。

The old man had become senile and could not remember his name.

かれはもうろくしたふりをしているだけかもしれない。

He may only be pretending to be senile.

もうろくがすすむと、ひとりぐらしはあぶない。

When senility progresses, living alone becomes dangerous.