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老

Kanji 老: meaning "old age", readings, stroke order

The kanji 老 means "old age". On'yomi: ロウ; kun'yomi: おいる、ふける. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
old age
On'yomi
ロウ
Kun'yomi
おいるふける
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 老

  • 老い おい — old age, the aged
  • 老人 ろうじん — the aged, old person
  • 老いる おいる — to age, to grow old
  • 老衰 ろうすい — senility, senile decay
  • 老ける ふける — to age

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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