How to say elderly in Japanese

年配★【ねんぱいnenpai】年輩☆

noun / ~の noun:

  • elderly; age; years

Example Sentences

文字mojiをwo大きくookikuしshi、文字間mojikanやya行間gyoukanにni余裕yoyuuをwoもたせmotase、高齢者koureishaのno方houやya、視力shiryokuにni障害shougaiのnoあるaru方houがga読みyomi易いyasuiようにyouni注意しましたchuuishimashita。
I took care to make the letters large and be generous with character and line spacing in order for it to be easy to read for the elderly and those who have problems with their sight.
子どもkodomoからkara高齢者koureishaまでmade適度なtekidona運動undouはha体karadaにとってnitotteよいyoi効果koukaをwoもたらすmotarasu。
From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.
老人roujinをwo尊敬sonkeiせねばならないsenebanaranai。
Old people deserve respect.
両親ryoushinはha私watashiにni老人roujinをwo敬うuyamauようにyouni言ったitta。
My parents told me that we should respect the elderly.
両親ryoushinはha私watashiにni年寄りtoshiyoriをwo敬うuyamauようにyouni言ったitta。
My parents told me we should respect the elderly.

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