家老

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (家老)		家	老
simp. ^#(家老)		家	老
anagram		老家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiālǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiālǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jialǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-lao³
  - Yale: jyā-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jialao
  - Palladius: цзялао (czjalao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ lou⁵
  - Yale: gā lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Noun

家老

senior in one's household

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	老
か Grade: 2	ろう Grade: 4
kan'on

Etymology

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Noun

家(か)老(ろう) • (karō)

(history) a major retainer or vassal of a samurai clan

See also

東(あずま)家(が)老(ろう), 吾(あ)妻(ずま)家(が)老(ろう) (azumagarō)
江(え)戸(ど)家(が)老(ろう) (Edogarō)
奥(おく)家(が)老(ろう) (okugarō)
表(おもて)家(が)老(ろう) (omotegarō)
国(くに)家(が)老(ろう) (kunigarō)
出(しゅっ)頭(とう)家(が)老(ろう) (shuttōgarō)
城(じょう)代(だい)家(が)老(ろう) (jōdaigarō)
付(つけ)家(が)老(ろう) (tsukegarō)