偕老

Chinese

in company with
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
trad. (偕老)
simp. #(偕老)

Pronunciation


Verb

偕老

  1. to live together to a ripe old age; to grow old together (used in blessing newly-weds)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Hyōgai
ろう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠iɾo̞ː]

Noun

(かい)(ろう) • (kairō

  1. growing old together