元老

Chinese

primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
trad. (元老) 元 老
simp. #(元老) 元 老

Pronunciation

Noun

元老

  1. (archaic) veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character
  2. chief figure; veteran member

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元老):
  • → Japanese: 元老(げんろう) (genrō)
  • → Korean: 원로(元老) (wollo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元 老
げん
Grade: 2 		ろう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

元(げん)老(ろう) • (genrō) 

  1. elder statesman
  2. one of the advisors to the emperor from the latter part of the Meiji period until World War II
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