How to say elder in Japanese

長老★【ちょうろうchourou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • elder; senior

noun:

  • senior monk - Buddhism term
  • dean; presbyter; patriarch

Example Sentences

来年rainenからkara日本nipponでdeはha介護kaigo保険hoken制度seidoがga始まるhajimaruねne。
The new national elder-care insurance system starts next year, right?
豊yutakaにはniha兄aniがga二人いるiru。
Yutaka has two older brothers.
彼女kanojoはha私のwatashino姉aneですdesu。
She's my sister.
彼女kanojoはha兄aniにniあこがれakogareをwo抱いているdaiteiru。
She adores her older brother.
彼女のkanojono美しutsukushiさsaはha姉aneにni優るmasaruとtoもmo劣らなかったotoranakatta。
She was not less beautiful than her elder sister.

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