老おい

おい oi

old age
old person
the old
the aged

noun

Chinese meanings

衰老；老年

Chinese notes

例句出自劝学诗，意为时光易逝、学业难成。

Examples

少年老い易く学成り難し。
Art is long, time is fleeting.
少年容易变老，学问却难以成就。
Tatoeba #146487

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5dfe972116'); // 老い

{
  "id": "5dfe972116",
  "word": "老い",
  "reading": "おい",
  "romaji": "oi",
  "meanings": [
    "old age",
    "old person",
    "the old",
    "the aged"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1643510,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "少年老い易く学成り難し。",
      "en": "Art is long, time is fleeting.",
      "tatoeba_id": 146487
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "562671060acd8786afd032bc0f7854932dbd2ae6e5fa10b23482910d3c613e8e",
    "meanings": [
      "衰老",
      "老年"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "少年老い易く学成り難し。",
        "zh": "少年容易变老，学问却难以成就。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/5dfe972116",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1643510; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "例句出自劝学诗，意为时光易逝、学业难成。",
    "review_hash": "416bd28a7fbe878d5ec2bf21d09f23e1782f77c3759a0aadba956e106d9231eb"
  }
}