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年寄としより (toshiyori)

old people, the aged

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 3
  • #6020 most frequent

Meaning

年寄り (としより, toshiyori) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “old people, the aged”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

あの村むらにはお年寄としよりがたくさん住すんでいます。

A lot of elderly people live in that village.

彼女かのじょは年寄としよりに親切しんせつです。

She is kind to old people.

年寄としよりは二に度目どめの子こども。

Once a man, twice a child.

お年寄としよりを騙だますなんて卑劣ひれつだ

It is contemptible to trick elderly people.

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