JLPT N2

old age, old person

Item 117 of 481 | 6 strokes | Radical: 土 (earth), 匕 (spoon)

Readings

On'yomiロウ
Kun'yomiお.いる

Mnemonic

An OLD PERSON (老) walks with a cane, bent over the EARTH (土).

Example Words

老人 (ろうじん) old person
年老いた (としおいた) aged, old
海老 (えび) shrimp, lobster (ateji)