This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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ろう
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged
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老人

ろうじん
the aged; old person
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家老

かろう
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
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老朽

ろうきゅう
superannuated; decrepitude
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長老

ちょうろう
eldest; senior
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元老

げんろう
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
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養老

ようろう
making provision for the elderly; Yourou era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
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老中

ろうじゅう、ろうぢゅう
member of shogun's council of elders
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老舗

老鋪
しにせ、ろうほ
old shop; shop of long standing; well-established; first of the kind; veteran
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老婆

ろうば
old woman