老いる

おいる

to age, to grow old

What does 老いる mean?

老いる is a Japanese verb meaning to age, to grow old in English. It is written as 老いる in kanji, おいる in hiragana, and oiru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

かわいそうな事にその老いた女性はまたもバッグを盗まれた。

The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.