Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 老衰(ろうすい) in Japanese

老衰
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ろうすい
Romaji
rōsui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
    Example sentence
    老衰するな！老成せよ！ Don't grow old, grow wise!

Examples of 老衰, ろうすい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

衰 JLPT 1

10 strokes

decline, wane, weaken

On'Yomi: スイ

Kun'Yomi: おとろ.える

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老 JLPT 3

6 strokes

old man, old age, grow old

On'Yomi: ロウ

Kun'Yomi: お.いる, ふ.ける

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