Oiru

JLPT N1

老いる (Oiru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to age, to grow old”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto age; to grow old

Examples

  • The old generation must make way for the new.

  • She looked after her old mother.

  • He felt himself growing old.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 老いる

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