野老

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Chinese

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field; plain; open space
field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild
 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
trad. (野老)
simp. #(野老)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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野老

  1. (literary) an old farmer

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ろう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

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()(ろう) (yarōやらう (yarau)?

  1. old man who lives in the countryside
  2. Synonym of 鬼野老 (onidokoro, Dioscorea tokoro)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ところ
Grade: 2 Grade: 4
jukujikun
 トコロ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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野老(ところ) or 野老(トコロ) (tokoro

  1. Synonym of 鬼野老 (onidokoro, Dioscorea tokoro)
Usage notes
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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms
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