養老

ようろう

Meanings

1. Noun making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age
2. spending one's old age in comfort
3. Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)

Kanji

• 養 nourish. Read as ヨウ.
• 老 elderly. Read as ロウ.

Words containing 養老

• 養老律令 (ようろうりつりょう) Yōrō Code (promulgated 757 CE)
• 養老院 (ようろういん) home for the aged
• 養老保険 (ようろうほけん) endowment insurance

And 2 more.

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