初老
しょろう
shorou
JMdict entry #1343090
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) age 40
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は初老だが若く見える。
kare ha shorou da ga wakaku mieru 。
Although he is elderly, he looks young.
私はすでにいわゆる初老だ。
watakushi ha sudeni iwayuru shorou da 。
I am already what you call elderly.
「夫は２年前に亡くなりました」と初老の女性は言った。
「 otto ha ２ nen mae ni nakunari mashi ta 」 to shorou no josei ha ixtsu ta 。
"My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.