年寄

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
とし
Grade: 1
よ(り)
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 年寄 – see the following entry.
年寄としよ
(unisex) an elderly person
(historical, in samurai clan) an elder
(sumo) an elder
(This term, 年寄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)