Illustration: At a neighborhood vegetable shop in Japan, an elderly man with white hair, a lined face, and age-spotted hands carefully chooses a long daikon. He stands comfortably beside his small shopping trolley, comparing the vegetable's length with the trolley basket and realizing it will stick out comically.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

高こう齢れい者しゃ

koureisha

older person, senior citizen

Example sentences

  1. この地区ちくは高齢者こうれいしゃが多おおい。

    There are many senior citizens in this area.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 高齢者こうれいしゃのケアについて考かんがえなければならない。

    We must think about the care of old people.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 子こどもから高齢者こうれいしゃまで適度てきどな運動うんどうは体からだにとってよい効果こうかをもたらす。

    From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 高齢者

  • 高tall; highOnコウKunたかい・たか・たかまる
  • 齢ageOnレイKunよわい・とし
  • 者someone; personOnシャKunもの

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