Vocab Info

N3 Noun, No-adjective

年寄(としよ)old people, the aged, trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay, senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate), important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective

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    2. Noun

      2.

      trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay

      Sumo
    3. Noun

      3.

      senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)

    4. Noun

      4.

      important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

    All Forms

    年寄り 【としより】年寄 【としより】年より 【としより】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 3,900

    Examples

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      年寄(としよ)には親切(しんせつ)にするべきです。

      We should be kind to the elderly.

      • N3

      (ぼく)(はは)もすっかり年寄(としよ)になってしまった。

      My mother has also become an elder in her entirety.

      • N3

      いつもお年寄(としよ)親切(しんせつ)(せっ)する(かれ)姿(すがた)()かれました。

      I was drawn to his kindness and how he always treats the elderly with care.

      • N3

      年寄(としよ)じみた(はなし)はやめて、もっと(とし)相応(そうおう)(はなし)をしましょうよ…。

      Let's stop talking about old people's stuff and have a more age-appropriate conversation.

      • N3

      年寄(としよ)にストレッチを指導(しどう)するに()いて、「やり()ぎない」(こと)(もっと)重要(じゅうよう)である。

      When instructing the elderly in stretching exercises, it is most important to avoid overdoing it.

      • N2
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