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1 exact word match found in search '年寄'
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Most common form: 年寄り
noun
1. old people; the aged
2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay  (sumo term)
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9 words found beginning with '年寄'
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noun
1. old people; the aged
2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay  (sumo term)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow old
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noun
child of one's age
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noun
senior's role
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Most common form: 年寄り臭い
fogyish; fusty
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noun or verb acting prenominally
like an old man; like an old woman
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noun
sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo  (sumo term)
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noun
elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period  (see also: 年寄り; archaic)
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noun
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)  (see also: 年寄; sumo term)
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2 words found containing '年寄' in any position
noun
1. child born of older parents
2. child raised by grandparents; child spoiled by doting grandparents
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expression, noun
an old man's indiscretions  (used as an admonishment to old people to not do dangerous things; idiomatic expression)
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