老若

Japanese

Kanji in this term
老 若
ろう
Grade: 4 		にゃく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
老 若
ろう
Grade: 4 		じゃく
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろーにゃく [ròónyákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ろーじゃく [ròójákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːɲ̟a̠kɯ̟]
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːʑa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

老(ろう)若(にゃく) or 老(ろう)若(じゃく) • (rōnyaku or rōjaku) 

  1. young and old; all ages
    • 1979, 戸坂潤, “ギャング狩り”, in 社会時評‎[1]:
      ギャング狩りは云うまでもなく老若の不良少年の手入れである。
      Gyangu-gari wa iu made mo naku rōnyaku no furyō shōnen no teire de aru.
      Rounding up gangs, needless to say, involves cracking down on delinquent boys of all ages.
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