老 — kanji meaning “old man”
老
old man, old age, grow old
- Meanings
- old man, old age, grow old
- On'yomi
- ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi
- お.いる、ふ.ける
- Name readings
- えび、おい、び
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #803 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 125
- Chinese reading
- lǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 老
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老人 | ろうじん roujin | old person; senior citizen; the aged |
| 老後 | ろうご rougo | old age |
| 老化 | ろうか rouka | ageing; aging; senile deterioration |
| 海老 | えび ebi | prawn; shrimp; lobster |
| 敬老 | けいろう keirou | respect for the aged |
| 長老 | ちょうろう chourou | elder; senior |
| 老舗 | しにせ shinise | long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop |
| 老朽 | ろうきゅう roukyuu | infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility |
| 老い | おい oi | old age; ageing; aging |
| 元老 | げんろう genrou | elder statesman; doyen; old-timer |
| 老婆 | ろうば rouba | old woman |
| 老若 | ろうにゃく rounyaku | young and old; all ages |
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