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老
Old, Elder
お-いる (o-iru), ふ-ける (fu-keru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 老 appears in words like 老人 (elderly person), 老舗 (long-established shop), and 老後 (old age). It generally refers to aging, seniority, or long experience.
Memory Trick
Imagine an ELDERLY GRANDPARENT walking slowly with a cane. Their many years of life remind you of 老.
Readings
Onyomi: ロウ (rou)
Kunyomi: お-いる (o-iru), ふ-ける (fu-keru)
Example Words
老人
ろうじん (roujin)
Elderly person
老後
ろうご (rougo)
Old age
老舗
しにせ (shinise)
Long-established shop
老いる
おいる (oiru)
To grow old
Example Sentence
人は いつか 老います。
ひとは いつか おいます。
hito wa itsuka oimasu
Everyone grows old someday.