Moto 元老 (げんろう)elder statesman; doyen; old-timer
- elder statesman; doyen; old-timernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 元老
- 元Beginning; Former Time; OriginRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 老Old Man; Old Age; Grow OldRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 地元じもとhome area; home town
- 元もとorigin; source
- 元首げんしゅsovereign; ruler
- 元気げんきlively; full of spirit
- 元日がんじつNew Year's Day
- 足元あしもとat one's feet; underfoot
- 身元みもとperson's identity; ID
- 元年がんねんfirst year (of an imperial era)
- 老人ろうじんold person; senior citizen
- 老人ホームろうじんホームretirement home; old people's home
- 老後ろうごold age
- 長老ちょうろうelder; senior
- 老衰ろうすいsenility; senile decay
- 老朽ろうきゅうdecrepitude; senescence
- 老いおいold age; old person
- 老齢ろうれいadvanced age; senility
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