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老年

ろうねん

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
  • old age

Related Kanji

老 old man, old age, grow old
年 year, counter for years

Example Sentences

ニコデモは言った。「人は老年になっていて、どのようにして生れる事が出来るのですか」
How can a man be born when he is old? Nicodemus asked.
老年は死に取り巻かれている島である。
Old age is an island surrounded by death.