老 女(ろうじょ)

ろうじょ

noun

old woman; elderly woman

formalwrittenperson

1. old woman; elderly woman

A formal or literary term for an elderly woman. Used in written language, narratives, and news reports rather than in everyday conversation.

一人(ひとり)の老女(ろうじょ)が道端(みちばた)に座(すわ)っていた。

An old woman was sitting by the roadside.

老女(ろうじょ)は静(しず)かに昔(むかし)の話(はなし)を語(かた)り始(はじ)めた。

The old woman quietly began to tell a story from the past.

事故(じこ)で八十代(はちじゅうだい)の老女(ろうじょ)が軽傷(けいしょう)を負(お)った。

A woman in her eighties sustained minor injuries in the accident.

A formal, literary term for an elderly woman. The male counterpart is 老人(ろうじん) (elderly person, though often implies a man) or 老翁(ろうおう) (old man, literary).

Common collocations

一人(ひとり)の老女(ろうじょ) (an old woman)
老女(ろうじょ)が語(かた)る (an old woman tells/speaks)
老女(ろうじょ)の姿(すがた) (the figure of an old woman)

In everyday conversation, おばあさん or お年寄(としよ)り is used instead. 老女(ろうじょ) appears primarily in literature, news reports, and formal descriptions. In noh theater, 老女(ろうじょ)もの refers to plays featuring an elderly female character as the lead.

Related Words

Related: 老人(ろうじん) (elderly person (general))

Compare: 老婆(ろうば) (old woman)

Compare: 老婦人(ろうふじん) (elderly woman)

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Added 2026.2.27 18:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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