老耄

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
 aged
trad. (老耄) 老 耄
simp. #(老耄) 老 耄

Pronunciation

Adjective

老耄

  1. senile; decrepit

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
老 耄
ろう
Grade: 4 		もう
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

老(ろう)耄(もう) • (rōmō) ←らうもう (raumou)?

  1. a dotard

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
老 耄
お(い)
Grade: 4 		ぼ(れ)
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 老耄 – see the following entry.
【おいぼれ】
[noun] (derogatory or humble) becoming senile, or someone who is senile and confused; dotage; dodderer; dotard
(This term, 老耄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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