老 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「老」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「老」
- On
- ロウろう · rō
- Kun
- お(いる)・ふ(ける)o(iru) · fu(keru)
- Meaning
- old; aged; to grow old
Stroke order
Origin
Pictograph of an old person bent over leaning on a cane; means "to grow old."
Readings and examples
| Onロウろうrō | 老巧ろうこう老人ろうじん長老ちょうろう |
|---|---|
| Kunおいるoiru | 老いるおいる老いおい |
| Kunふけるfukeru | 老けるふける老け役ふけやく |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 老人ろうじん
elderly person
- 老木ろうぼく
old tree
- 老朽ろうきゅう
- 老婆ろうば
- 老翁ろうおう
- 偕老同穴かいろうどうけつ
- 老叟ろうそう
- 老嫗ろうう
Example
公園で老人が休んでいる。
An elderly person is resting in the park.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)