年寄り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
とし
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
年寄

Pronunciation

Noun

(とし)() (toshiyori

  1. (unisex) an elderly person
  2. (historical, in samurai clan) an elder
  3. (sumo) an elder

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN