老耄
Chinese edit
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
aged | ||
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trad. (老耄) | 老 | 耄 | |
simp. #(老耄) | 老 | 耄 |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
老耄
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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老 | 耄 |
ろう Grade: 4 |
もう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a dotard
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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老 | 耄 |
お(い) Grade: 4 |
ぼ(れ) Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 老耄 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 老耄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN