老

ろう

old age, age, old people, the old, the aged

老老介護

ろうろうかいご

old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)

老木

ろうぼく

old tree

老雄

ろうゆう

aged hero

早老

そうろう

premature aging, premature ageing

野老

ところ やろう トコロ

Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)

老女

ろうじょ

elderly woman, senior lady-in-waiting

宿老

しゅくろう

old men, elders, seniors, veterans

大老

たいろう

(Edo-period) chief minister

老臣

ろうしん

old or key retainer

老儒

ろうじゅ

elderly Confucian scholar

老将

ろうしょう

old or veteran army general

棄老

きろう

old person thrown away in the mountains

老松

ろうしょう おいまつ

old pine tree

老醜

ろうしゅう

ugliness of old age

老体

ろうたい

old body, aged person

老樹

ろうじゅ

old tree

養老

ようろう

making provision for the elderly

老少

ろうしょう

young and old