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Kanji Grade 4 - 老

Kanji character Grade 4 老. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 4 - 老
About
old man, old age, grow old
Kun: お.いる、 ふ.ける
On: ロウ
6 strokes
Radical: old 老 (耂)
Parts: 匕 老
 
Onyomi
老 【ロウ】 old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder, I, me, my humble self
老化 【ロウカ】 ageing, aging, senile deterioration
養老 【ヨウロウ】 making provision for the elderly, making provision for one's old age, spending one's old age in comfort, Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
敬老 【ケイロウ】 respect for the aged
 
Kunyomi
老いる 【おいる】 to age, to grow old
老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age