See also: 老汉

Chinese

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old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (老漢)
simp. (老汉)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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老漢

  1. old man
  2. (dated) man
  3. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) husband

Synonyms

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Pronoun

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老漢

  1. I (used by an old person)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4
かん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
老漢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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/raukan//rɔːkan//roːkan/

From Middle Chinese compound 老漢老汉 (lawX xanH, literally old + Han Chinese).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ろう)(かん) (rōkanらうかん (raukan)?

  1. an old man
  2. I, me (a humble form of self-reference used by males)
  3. an old monk, an old priest, particularly the head of a temple

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN