老い

• 読み: おい
• ローマ字: oi
• 漢字の分解: 老 (rou/o) — old, aged
• 発音: /o.i/

意味

Old age; aging. Refers to the process or state of growing old.

A noun derived from the verb 老いる (oiru, to grow old). Carries a somewhat literary or reflective tone. Used in expressions like 老いを感じる (to feel one's age) and 老いも若きも (old and young alike). More poetic than 年齢 (age as a number) or 高齢 (advanced age).

例文

1. 祖父は老いを感じさせないほど元気だ。
2. 老いも若きも楽しめる祭りだった。
3. 人は誰でも老いには逆らえない。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, philosophy, health

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

The kanji 老 depicts an elderly person with long hair and a cane, one of the most pictographic characters in Japanese. It has been used since ancient times to represent aging and elderliness.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal