老齢

ろうれい

old age; advanced age

What does 老齢 mean?

老齢 is a Japanese noun meaning old age; advanced age in English. It is written as 老齢 in kanji, ろうれい in hiragana, and rourei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

老齢は気づかぬうちに我々に忍び寄る。

Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.