noun

  1. old man, venerable gentleman.

suffix

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. venerable, old, father.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
おきな

Contained Kanji Breakdown

venerable old man
オウ おきな お (9th, N1)
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)