老年(ろうねん)

ろうねん
noun
old age; elderly years
1. old age, elderly years, advanced age
The period of life in which a person is old. A neutral, formal term for the stage of life following middle age. Used in medical, sociological, and literary contexts.
老年(ろうねん)になっても元気(げんき)でいたい。
I want to stay healthy even in old age.
祖父(そふ)は老年(ろうねん)を穏(おだ)やかに過(す)ごしている。
My grandfather is spending his old age peacefully.
老年(ろうねん)期(き)の健康(けんこう)管理(かんり)は、若(わか)い頃(ころ)からの生活(せいかつ)習慣(しゅうかん)に大(おお)きく左右(さゆう)される。
Health management in old age is greatly influenced by lifestyle habits formed from a young age.

USAGE:
A neutral, somewhat formal term for old age. Often used in compound forms like 老年(ろうねん)期(き) (the elderly period), 老年(ろうねん)医学(いがく) (geriatric medicine). More formal than 年寄(としよ)り (elderly person), which can sound slightly blunt.

LIFE STAGE TERMS:

  • 幼年(ようねん): early childhood
  • 少年(しょうねん): boyhood, youth
  • 青年(せいねん): young adulthood
  • 壮年(そうねん): prime of life
  • 中年(ちゅうねん): middle age
  • 老年(ろうねん): old age

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 老年(ろうねん)期(き): old-age period, elderly years
  • 老年(ろうねん)医学(いがく): geriatrics
  • 老年(ろうねん)人口(じんこう): elderly population
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