6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

old man, old age, grow old

Kun'yomi
  • to age
  • to age
On'yomi
  • old age ②I
Nanori
  • えび
  • おい

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

ロウ 88.8%
いる 6.5%
ける 1.8%
おい 1.7%
1.3%

Character Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

old age ②I
elder ②senior monk ③dean
old master ②old monk
perpetual youth and longevity
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past)
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References

Unicode hex code 8001
JIS X 0208 1-47-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3683
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4696
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3197
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 552
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 638
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 472
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 737
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1576
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1259
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2k4.5
Four corner code 4471.1
De Roo Code 1456