初老

しょろう

Meanings

1. の-adjective, Noun past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly
2. Noun age 40 (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 初 first. Read as ショ.
• 老 elderly. Read as ロウ.

Example sentences

• 私はすでにいわゆる初老だ。
  I'm already what you call elderly.

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