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Grade 4JLPT N3

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokes · frequency rank #803

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お.いる、ふ.ける

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Common words

  1. ろうじんold person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly1
    • That old man is a fussy eater.

    • The old man is hard to please.

    • The old man was starved to death.

  2. ろうじんホームretirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home2
  3. ろうごold age3
    • He saved money for his old age.

    • I want to live comfortably when I become old.

    • She provided for her old age.

  4. ちょうろうelder; senior4
    • He is unquestionably the oldest man in the village.

  5. ろうすいsenility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)5
    • He died of old age two years ago.

    • Don't grow old, grow wise!

    • Grandfather is quite senile.

  6. ろうきゅうinfirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence6
  7. しょろうpast middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly7
    • "My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.

    • Although he is elderly, he looks young.

    • I am already what you call elderly.

  8. けいろうrespect for the aged8
  9. えびprawn; shrimp; lobster9
    • Have some lobster at any rate.

    • Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

    • Prawns don't agree with me.

  10. おいold age; ageing; aging10
    • Art is long, time is fleeting.

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