# 老 — Elderly

Frequency rank 650 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 況 (Condition), less common than 角 (Angle).

- On’yomi: ろう
- Kun’yomi: お、ふ
- Radical: 老 Old (Kangxi 125)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A coffin (耂) with a spoon (匕) resting on top — the elderly person's last meal utensil sits on their final resting place.

In words:

- 老い おい — old age,old person,the old,the aged
- 老ける ふける — to age
- 老いる おいる — to age;to grow old

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