Japanese Kanji
老rou
old man · old age · grow old
Grade 4 · JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Old man, old age, grow old.
老 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 6 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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