noun

  1. old man.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
老爺 ろうや

Contained Kanji 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)
old man, grampa
じい ヤ じじい (Kentei Pre-1)
father
ちち フ (2nd, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
question mark
ヤ ジャ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)