老

Old Man

WaniKani level 11JLPT N3Joyo grade 4Top 500-1,000 Β· #8036 strokes

Meanings

Old Man, Old Age, Grow Old

On'yomi

ろう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

お.いる、 ち.ける

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 老

老 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

老 (Old Man) is taught on WaniKani at level 11 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #803 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 11

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