漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)10 strokesRadical
On
キ・シ
Kun
おい.る
Meaning
aged; a venerable elder

Origin

ORIGIN

Old 老 with 旨 as phonetic: a person of about sixty years.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 耆宿きしゅく

    a venerable elder in a field

  • 耆老きろう

    an old person

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

学界の耆宿として仰がれる。

They are looked up to as an elder of the academic world.

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