ろう

noun

  1. Buddhist term.year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat).
  2. becoming more experienced with age, social status based on this experience.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ろう
ろう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

year-end sacrifice, dried meat
ロウ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
arrowroot, kudzu
かずら かつら かっ (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
why, how, when
カツ なんぞ いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ カチ カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)