JLPT N3 · Noun

老人 (roujin)

老人 (ろうじん, roujin) is a Japanese noun meaning “old person; senior citizen”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ろうじん
Romaji: roujin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly · noun

Example sentences

あの老人は食べ物に難しい。

That old man is a fussy eater.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 老人

老

old man, old age, grow oldロウ・お.いる・ふ.ける · 6 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 老人.

老いおいold age老衰ろうすいsenility老いるおいるto age老けるふけるto age人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband

Source: JMdict entry 1561090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.