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    3. 年寄り

    年寄り

    年とし寄より​

    old person

    N1KMT3News #4+1CoreSports & Martial ArtsFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    年寄年より

    としより

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    old person, elderly person, senior citizen
    sensitive

    Noun

    2.
    trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
    sumo
    3.
    senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
    4.
    important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    年とし寄よりを大たい切せつにしましょう。

    Let's cherish the elderly.

    KMT3Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    公こう園えんには年とし寄よりがたくさんいます。

    There are many elderly people in the park.

    KMT3Daily Life
    私わたしの祖そ父ふは元げん気きな年とし寄よりです。

    My grandfather is a healthy elderly person.

    KMT3Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    年とし寄よりでも、新あたらしいことを学まなぶ意い欲よくは衰おとろえません。

    Even elderly people do not lose their desire to learn new things.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsEducationEmotions & Psychology
    年とし寄よりの健けん康こうをサポートする施し設せつが増ふえています。

    Facilities that support the health of the elderly are increasing.

    KMT4Medicine & HealthDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
    Kanji
    寄
    よ.る・-よ.り・よ.せる…(4)
    draw near・stop in・bring near・gather・collect…(2)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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