翁 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「羽」
道準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「羽」
- On
- オウ
- Kun
- おきな
- Meaning
- venerable old man
Origin
A phonetic element plus feathers: originally the neck plumage of a bird; used as a respectful word for a white-haired old man.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| オウ | 老翁 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 老翁ろうおう
venerable old man
- 翁おきな
old man; elder
Example
白髪の翁が昔話を語り始めた。
The white-haired elder began to tell an old tale.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)