“Grow old” or “Old person” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “老”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “老” means “Senior”, “Old hand” or “Intellectual old person” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “老”
Jouyou Kanji “老” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 6 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | ろう(rou) |
| Kun-Yomi | お(いる)(o(iru)) |
| ふ(ける)(fu(keru)) | |
| Meanings | Grow old, Old person |
| Experienced, Veteran, Old hand | |
| Intellectual old person who experienced well | |
| Word which is used when respect old person | |
| Lao-tse(老子) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “老”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 老い木(おいき-o i ki) | Old tree |
| 老い先(おいさき-o i sa ki) | Remaining years (of an old person’s life) |
| 老いの一徹(おいのいってつ-o i no i tte tsu) | Obstinacy of old age |
| 老いの僻耳(おいのひがみみ-o i no hi ga mi mi) | Deafness and frequent mishearing with age |
| 老い耄れ(おいぼれ-o i bo re) | Feeble-minded old man, Senile old fool, Dotard |
| 老いらく(おいらく-o i ra ku) | Old age, Declining years |
| 老舗(しにせ or ろうほ-shi ni se (or) ro u ho) | Long-established shop, Shop of long standing, Old shop |
| 老酒(らおちゅう or ろうしゅ-ra o chu u (or) ro u shu) | Fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine) |
| 老翁(ろうおう-ro u o u) | Old man, Greybeard, Methuselah |
| 老媼(ろうおう-ro u o u) | Old woman |
| 老鶯(ろうおう-ro u o u) | ① Warbler singing from late spring to summer, ② Warbler with a hoarse voice |
| 老化(ろうか-ro u ka) | Aging, Senile deterioration, Senescence |
| 老獪(ろうかい-ro u ka i) | Knavish, Tricky, Slick, Dodgy, Guileful, Sly, Cunning, Wily, Crafty, Tricksy, Foxy |
| 老眼(ろうがん-ro u ga n) | Presbyopia, Age-related longsightedness, Farsightedness |
| 老眼鏡(ろうがんきょう-ro u ga n kyo u) | Reading glasses, Convex glasses |
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