noun

  1. old person, senior citizen, the aged, the elderly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
老人 ろうじん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)