ろう
きょう

noun

  1. overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ろう
きょう
老華僑 ろうかきょう

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)
splendor, flower, petal
カ はな ケ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
under, underneath, below
カ ゲ した
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
expatriate, person living abroad, temporary home
キョウ きゅう (Kentei Pre-1)
human radical (no. 9)
high, boasting
キョウ たか.い たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
drink
の.む トン (Kentei Pre-1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ オウ カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)