耄碌

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
もう
Hyōgaiji
ろく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(もう)(ろく) (mōroku

  1. senility, dotage, decrepitude

Verb[edit]

(もう)(ろく)する (mōroku surusuru (stem (もう)(ろく) (mōroku shi), past (もう)(ろく)した (mōroku shita))

  1. to be senile

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN