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elderly person
Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. old person
  2. 2. elderly person
  3. 3. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association
  4. 4. senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
An informal way to refer to an elderly person or old people in general. It is commonly used in everyday speech and is less formal than other terms for the elderly. It can sometimes carry a slightly dismissive tone depending on context, so care is needed.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

She said she wants to take good care of elderly people.

Sentence 2

Even when I'm old, I want to still be smiling.

Sentence 3

My senior said, "Listen to what older people have to say too."

Sentence 4

You know, that old person sits in the same seat every single day.

Sentence 5

That old person probably just can't hear well, that's all.