元老
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Chinese[edit]
primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
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trad. (元老) | 元 | 老 | |
simp. #(元老) | 元 | 老 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
元老
- (archaic) veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character
- chief figure; veteran member
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 老 |
げん Grade: 2 |
ろう Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
- elder statesman
- one of the advisors to the emperor from the latter part of the Meiji period until World War II
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