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Meaning of 老化(ろうか) in Japanese

老化
Kana Reading
ろうか
Romaji
rōka
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
    ageing; aging; senile deterioration
    Example sentence
    老化を防ぐためにもっと体を動かすべきだ。 You have to get more exercise in order to stave off senility.

Examples of 老化, ろうか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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化 JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する

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