ろうじん
Meanings
Noun
1. old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Pitch accent
うじん
Composed of
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
god of longevity
go-between; matchmaker
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
bedridden senior citizen
senile plaque; neuritic plaque; senile druse
old folks' home
welfare for the aged
rehabilitation facility for the elderly
geriatric diseases
geriatric hospital
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
problems of the elderly; problems of an aging society
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
grey power; gray power
old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly
gerontology
medical insurance for the elderly
historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
Examples (105 in total)
Who is that old man?
The old man approached.
An old man came along.