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老(ろう)

ろうrou

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. nounnoun, used as a prefixnoun, used as a suffix

    old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder

  2. pronoun

    I; me; my humble self

    archaichumble (kenjougo)

    Note: used by the elderly

Example sentences 5

彼(かれ)らは秘(ひ)密(みつ)に投(とう)票(ひょう)し、公(こう)職(しょく)をめざしてもよいし、また不(ふ)適(てき)切(せつ)な行(こう)為(い)をする公(こう)職(しょく)老(ろう)の免(めん)職(しょく)を要(よう)求(きゅう)してもよい。

  • They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.

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