高齢者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高 齢 者
こう
Grade: 2 		れい
Grade: S 		しゃ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
高齡者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 高(こう)齢(れい) (kōrei, “advanced age”) + 者(しゃ) (-sha, “person (of that type)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーれーしゃ [kòóréꜜèshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɾe̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

高(こう)齢(れい)者(しゃ) • (kōreisha) 

  1. elderly person
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