► 動詞
老化 [ろうか] [老化する] meaning: old rank: 3
☆ 全ての動物は老化してやがて死ぬ ⇨ All animals get old and eventually die (☛ Usually about living organisms)
老衰 [ろうすい] [老衰する] [tech] meaning: old rank: 4
☆ 誰も老衰することは避けられない ⇨ Nobody can avoid getting old and deteriorating (☛ Literally “old atrophy”. Usually about humans only)
► 名詞
老化 [ろうか] meaning: old rank: 3
☆ 肌の老化 ⇨ Aging of skin (☛ Usually about living organisms)
老衰 [ろうすい] [tech] meaning: old rank: 4
☆ 彼の死因は老衰だった ⇨ His cause of death was aging. He died of natural aging (☛ Literally “old atrophy”. Usually about humans only)
老体 [ろうたい] [liter] meaning: old rank: 4
☆ 彼は老体に鞭打って働いている ⇨ He is whipping, forcing, his old body and working hard
老体 [ろうたい] [御老体] [liter] meaning: old rank: 4
☆ 御老体に御伺しよう (ごろうたい) ⇨ Let’s ask the old man for his opinion (☛ A endearing term for a very old person)