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Kanji 老

6 strokes

Meaning

old man, old age, grow old

On'yomi
ロウ
Kun'yomi
おいるふける
Strokes
6
JLPT
N3
School grade
Grade 4
Kanken
7級
Frequency
#803 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Words with 老

  • 老い

    おい

    old age, the aged

    N3
  • 老人

    ろうじん

    the aged, old person

    N3
  • 老衰

    ろうすい

    senility, senile decay

    N1
  • 老いる

    おいる

    to age, to grow old

    N1
  • 老ける

    ふける

    to age

    N1

Example sentences

  • 老人ろうじんは息いきを引ひきとった。

    The old man breathed his last.

  • 彼かれはとても年老としおいていた。

    He was very old.

  • 老衰ろうすいするな!老成ろうせいせよ!

    Don't grow old, grow wise!

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Other kanji with radical “old” 老

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