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    3. 元老

    元老

    元げん老ろう

    elder statesman

    KMT10News #42+1Ref L2NounHistoryKanji Vocab10 strokes

    げんろう

    Noun

    1.
    elder statesman, doyen, old-timer, authority
    2.
    genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
    historical term

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    彼かれは党とうの元げん老ろうとして尊そん敬けいされています。

    He is respected as an elder statesman of the party.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    その分ぶん野やの元げん老ろうである教きょう授じゅは、若わか手て研けん究きゅう者しゃたちの指し導どうにあたった。

    The professor, an elder statesman in that field, guided young researchers.

    KMT10EducationScience & Math
    明めい治じ時じ代だいの元げん老ろうたちは、日に本ほんの近きん代だい化かに大 きな影いん響きょうを与あたえました。

    The Genrō of the Meiji era had a great influence on Japan's modernization.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    元げん老ろう会かい議ぎは、天てんの皇うに重じゅう要ような政せい策さくを助じょ言げんする役やく割わりを担になっていました。

    The Genrō Council played the role of advising the Emperor on important policies.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    彼かれは長なが年ねんの経けい験けんから、政せい界かいの元げん老ろうとして重おもきをなしています。

    From his many years of experience, he holds significant influence as an elder statesman in the political world.

    KMT10Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
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