としより
年寄り
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, No-adjective
old person•elderly person•senior citizen
Noun
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association•retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
Noun
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
Noun
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Example Sentences
年寄りは二度目の子ども。
Once a man, twice a child.
彼女はお年寄りに親切です。
She is kind to old people.
お年よりへのその対応はひどい。
It's a shame the way old people are treated.
お年寄りには生きがいが必要だ。
Old people need something to live for.
年寄りはものを忘れがちである。
Old men are apt to forget.