老耄

Chinese

 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
aged
trad. (老耄)
simp. #(老耄)

Pronunciation


Adjective

老耄

  1. senile; decrepit

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4
もう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ろう)(もう) • (rōmō) らうもう (raumou)?

  1. a dotard

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
お(い)
Grade: 4
ぼ(れ)
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 老耄 – see the following entry.
おいぼれ
[noun] (derogatory or humble) becoming senile, or someone who is senile and confused; dotage; dodderer; dotard
(This term, 老耄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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