elderly person

Kanji in this word

• 高 tall, expensive
• 齢 age
• 者 person, thing

Example sentences

• この地区ちくは高齢者こうれいしゃが多おおい。

  Kono chiku wa koureisha ga ooi.

  There are many senior citizens in this area.

• 高齢者こうれいしゃは病気びょうきになりやすい。

  Koureisha wa byouki ni nariyasui.

  Old people get sick easily.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 高い tall; expensive
• 高校 high school
• 標高 altitude, elevation
• 高級 high-class, luxury
• 高慢 haughty, proud
• 高騰 sharp rise (in price)