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N1 Noun, No-adjective

高齢(こうれい)advanced (old) age

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      advanced age, old age

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    高齢 【こうれい】

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      高齢(こうれい)での出産(しゅっさん)にはリスクがある。

      There are risks associated with childbirth at an advanced age.

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      (わたし)高齢(こうれい)祖母(そぼ)(こし)()がっています。

      My elderly grandmother has a hunched back.

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      (ひと)高齢(こうれい)になると(からだ)がやせ(ほそ)ってしまう。

      As people age, their bodies tend to become thinner and frailer.

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      高齢(こうれい)になっても健康(けんこう)維持(いじ)するために毎日(まいにち)ウォーキングをする。

      Even in old age, I walk every day to preserve my health.

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      散歩(さんぽ)がてら、近所(きんじょ)()高齢(こうれい)祖父(そふ)のところに(かお)()すことにした。

      I decided to take a walk and stop by my elderly grandfather’s house nearby.

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