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Meaning of 老い(おい) in Japanese

老い
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
おい
Romaji
oi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    old age; old person; the old; the aged
    Example sentence
    少年老い易く学成り難し。 Art is long, time is fleeting.

Examples of 老い, おい 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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