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Japanese word 年寄り: old person / elderly. Meanings and example sentences.

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年寄り (としより): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

年寄り (としより) means old person / elderly.

See example sentences below.

年寄り at a glance

年寄り
としよりtoshiyori
N1noun
old person / elderly
年寄りとしよりtoshiyoriN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 年寄り

Core meaning

old person / elderly

Basic example sentences

Example 1

公園にはたくさんの年寄りがいます。

Translation

There are many elderly people in the park.

Example 2

年寄りは健康に気をつけている。

Translation

Old people take care of their health.

年寄り (としより): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo