高齢こうれい (kourei)

advanced age, old age

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高齢 (こうれい, kourei) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “advanced age, old age”.

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Example sentences 12

かれ高齢こうれい理由りゆう社長しゃちょうめたよ。

He resigned as president due to his age.

日本では高齢人口が増加する一方、少年人口の減少が進んでいる。

In Japan, the elderly population is increasing, while the population of young people is decreasing.

一人住ずまいの高齢者を狙って金を騙し取るなど卑劣この上ない。

It is utterly contemptible to target old people living alone and cheat them of their money.

言うまでもなく、日本の社会は世界一の高齢化社会になっている。

That Japan has become the most rapidly aging society in the world goes without saying.