老若男女

ろうにゃくなんにょ

Meanings

1. Noun men and women of all ages

Kanji

• 老 elderly. Read as ロウ.
• 若 young. Read as ニャク.
• 男 man. Read as ナン.
• 女 woman. Read as ニョ.

Example sentences

• 最近は老若男女が歌えるような歌謡曲を耳にすることもなくなった。
  Nowadays you no longer hear popular songs that can be sung by men and women of all ages.
• その飄々とした人柄が老若男女に慕われている。
  His easygoing personality has endeared him to men and women of all ages.

Common phrases

• 老若男女を問わない

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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