This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ロウ、お.いる、ふ.ける
Romaji: rou, o.iru, fu.keru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: えび、おい、び
Romaji: ebi, oi, bi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

old man, old age, grow old

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  125
Frequency:  803
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-4-2
Korean Reading:  ro
Chinese Reading:  lao3
Unicode:  8001
JIS:  4F37

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3197
Nelson Index: 3683
New Nelson Index: 4696
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k4.5
Four Corner Index: 4471.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 609
Gakken Index: 788
Japanese Names Index: 334
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28842
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0142
Remembering the kanji Index: 1251
Kanji Flashcards Index: 837
Kodansha Compact Index: 1576
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 638
Kanji in Context Index: 737
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2040
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2754
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1259
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1340
Essential Kanji Index: 637
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3963
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1456
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 541
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 472

Words

(ろう)
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged
家老 (かろう)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
長老 (ちょうろう)
eldest; senior
養老 (ようろう)
making provision for the elderly; Yourou era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
老舗 (しにせ、ろうほ)
old shop; shop of long standing; well-established; first of the kind; veteran
老人 (ろうじん)
the aged; old person
老朽 (ろうきゅう)
superannuated; decrepitude
元老 (げんろう)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
老中 (ろうじゅう、ろうぢゅう)
member of shogun's council of elders
老婆 (ろうば)
old woman
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