How to say 'Elderly' in Japanese | 老人

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The Japanese word for Elderly is 'Roujin', written as 老人 in Japanese.'Elderly' in hiragana is ろうじん.

word

老人

Meaning

Elderly

Reading

ろうじん

roujin

Kanji

老Old, Aged 人Person

Explanation

The Japanese noun '老人 (ろうじん)' refers to an elderly person or old people in general. It is a neutral term used to describe someone who is advanced in age, typically implying respect for their experience and wisdom. However, context matters, as it can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation depending on usage. Example sentences: The elderly man is walking slowly「老人がゆっくり歩いている」(ろうじんがゆっくりあるいている). We should respect the elderly「私たちは老人を尊敬すべきだ」(わたしたちはろうじんをそんけいすべきだ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1134

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 老人

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

老

Meaning

Old, Aged

kanji

人

Meaning

Person

Words Related to 老人 Through the Kanji 老

This Word contains the Kanji 老 as well.

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老

Meaning

Old

Words Related to 老人 Through the Kanji 人

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

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人

Meaning

Person

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人間

Meaning

Human

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一人

Meaning

Alone, One person

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二人

Meaning

Two people

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ご主人

Meaning

Husband

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人々

Meaning

People

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個人

Meaning

Individual

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一人で

Meaning

Alone

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外人

Meaning

Foreigner

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人生

Meaning

Life

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主人

Meaning

Master, Husband

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外国人

Meaning

Foreigner

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友人

Meaning

Friend

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人物

Meaning

Person, Character

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本人

Meaning

Person

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他人

Meaning

Others

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人口

Meaning

Population

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