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    3. 棄老

    棄老

    棄き老ろう

    historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    きろう

    Noun

    1.
    historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    棄
    す.てる…(1)
    abandon・throw away・discard・resign・reject…(1)
    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
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