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年寄り

としより

Readings

としより

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, adj-noold person; elderly person; senior citizen
  2. 2.
    ntrustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
  3. 3.
    nsenior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
  4. 4.
    nimportant local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

Kanji breakdown

年
N26 strokesGrade 1
寄
N411 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

目が見えない看護婦は年寄りの世話をすることに一身を捧げた。

The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.

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年寄りとしより

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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