老 Kanji – old man
The Japanese kanji 老 can mean old man, old age, grow old.
Meaning and Readings
How is 老 read?
老 has the onyomi reading ロウ and the kunyomi readings おいる, ふける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as rou, oiru, fukeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 老
These common Japanese words contain 老. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 敬老（けいろう） — respect for the aged
- 元老（げんろう） — elder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority
- 初老（しょろう） — past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly
- 長老（ちょうろう） — elder, senior
- 養老院（ようろういん） — home for the aged, old people's home
- 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
- 老朽（ろうきゅう） — infirmity (due to old age), decrepitude, senility, senescence, superannuation
- 老後（ろうご） — old age
- 老子（ろうし） — Laozi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse