The kanji 老: meaning, readings and stroke order

老

Meaning: old, elderly
On reading: ロウ rou
Kun reading: お（いる） oiru、ふ（ける） fukeru
Strokes: 6
Radical: 老 old
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: già, người già (lão)
Japanese: としをとる。としより。
Korean: 늙다, 노인 (노·로)
Chinese: 老、老人

Readings, words and example sentences

ロウ rou · on reading

老ろう人じん
old person, elderly person
電車で 老ろう人じんに席をゆずります。
On the train, I give my seat to an elderly person.

お（いる） oiru · kun reading · less common

老おいる
to grow old
うちの犬も 老おいて きました。
Our dog is getting old too.

ふ（ける） fukeru · kun reading · less common

老ふける
to look older
少し 老ふけて 見えます。
He looks a little older.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.