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老人ろうじん

Older Persons

Noun

あの老人ろうじんは誰だれですか。

Who is this old man?

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Parts of speech

Noun

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

English dictionary meanings
  • old person
  • senior citizen
  • the aged
  • the elderly

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Kanji in this word

人 — Person老 — Old Man ; Old Age ; Grow Old

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