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Dictionary: “年寄”

年寄り

としより

old person; elderly person; senior citizen

Example sentence

The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

年
On
ねん
Kun
とし
Stroke count
6

・year

・counter for years

1 2 3 4 5 6
寄
On
き
Kun
よ.る;-よ.り;よ.せる
Stroke count
11

・draw near

・stop in

・bring near

・gather

・collect

・send

・forward

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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Related words to 年寄り

22 related words

年寄り

としより

→

trustee of the Japan Sumo Association

年寄り

としより

→

senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)

年寄り

としより

→

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

年寄る

としよる

→

to grow old

年寄りくさい

としよりくさい

→

in the manner of an old person;like that of an old person;fusty;old-fashioned;fogyish

年寄りじみた

としよりじみた

→

like an old man;like an old woman

年寄りっ子

としよりっこ

→

child born of older parents

年寄りの冷や水

としよりのひやみず

→

an old man's indiscretions

年寄り子

としよりご

→

child born of older parents

年寄り役

としよりやく

→

senior's role

年寄名跡

としよりみょうせき

→

official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)

年寄株

としよりかぶ

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sumo management stock;one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association;tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo

年寄衆

としよりしゅう

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elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period

年寄りっ子

としよりっこ

→

child raised by grandparents;child spoiled by doting grandparents

年寄り子

としよりご

→

child raised by grandparents;child spoiled by doting grandparents

年寄

としより

→

old person;elderly person;senior citizen

年寄り染みた

としよりじみた

→

like an old man;like an old woman

年寄り臭い

としよりくさい

→

in the manner of an old person;like that of an old person;fusty;old-fashioned;fogyish

年寄名跡

としよりめいせき

→

official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)

年寄

としより

→

trustee of the Japan Sumo Association

年寄

としより

→

senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)

年寄

としより

→

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)