老漢

See also: 老汉

Chinese

 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (老漢) 老 漢
simp. (老汉) 老 汉

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

老漢

  1. old man

Pronoun

老漢

  1. I (used by an old person)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
老 漢
ろう
Grade: 4
かん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
老漢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/raukan/ → /rɔːkan/ → /roːkan/

From Middle Chinese compound 老漢/老汉 (lawX xanH, literally “old + Han Chinese”).

Pronunciation

Noun

老(ろう)漢(かん) • (rōkan) ←らうかん (raukan)?

  1. an old man
  2. I, me (a humble form of self-reference used by males)
  3. an old monk, an old priest, particularly the head of a temple

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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