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老

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 650 / 2,608

Elderly

On’yomi
ろう
Kun’yomi
お、ふ
Radical
老 Old (Kangxi 125)

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

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

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 agedN3
老ける ふける to ageN1
老いる おいる to age;to grow oldN1

老 is rank 650 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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