老
ロウ
お.いる • ふ.ける
old man; old age; grow old
Words
老大
ろうだい
- growing old; old person n adj-na obs
老耄
ろうもう
- senility; dotage; decrepitude n vs litf
下流老人
かりゅうろうじん
- impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens n obsc
麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る
きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる
- even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old exp proverb
老いの繰り言
おいのくりごと
- repetitious harping of the elderly; oft-repeated tales by old folks; tedious and repetitive talk of old people; old man's rambling exp n