老

old man

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingロウ

Kun readingお.いる、ふ.ける

RadicalComponents

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1340

老麺ラーメン

ramen

家老かろう

chief retainer

棄老きろう

historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

敬老けいろう

respect for the aged

敬老の日けいろうのひ

Respect for the Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)

元老げんろう

elder statesman

元老院げんろういん

(Roman) senate

古老ころう

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past)

6 strokes