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    3. 老衰

    老衰

    老ろう衰すい

    senility

    N1KMT7News #10+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, ParticleMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ろうすい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)

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    祖そ父ふは老ろう衰すいで亡なくなった。

    My grandfather passed away from old age.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthFamily & Relationships
    ペットの犬いぬが老ろう衰すいで食しょく欲よくがなくなった。

    My pet dog lost its appetite due to old age.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthAnimals
    医い師しは、彼かの女じょの衰すい弱じゃくの原げん因いんを老ろう衰すいと診しん断だんした。

    The doctor diagnosed the cause of her weakness as senility.

    KMT7Medicine & Health
    家か族ぞくは、老ろう衰すいが進すすむ祖そ母ぼを愛あい情じょう深ぶかく介かい護ごしている。

    The family is lovingly caring for their grandmother, whose senility is progressing.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsMedicine & Health
    老ろう衰すいは病びょう気きではなく、生せい命めい活かつ動どうの自し然ぜんな終しゅう焉えんである。

    Senility is not a disease, but a natural end to life activities.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
    衰
    おとろ.える…(1)
    decline・wane・weaken
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