How do you read 初老?

初老 is read しょろう (shorou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 初老?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 初老 in romaji?

初老 is written shorou in romaji, also spelled shoro.

What kanji are in 初老?

初 (First Time, Beginning); 老 (Old Man, Old Age).

初老しょろう

しょろう · shorou (also spelled shoro)

noun

Past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly

age 40

Other ways to say “past middle age” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

初First Time, Beginning 音しょ訓はじ.め・はじ.めて JLPT N3 · 7 strokes 老Old Man, Old Age, Grow Old 音ろう訓お.いる・ふ.ける JLPT N3 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month 初歩しょほelements, rudiments 初版しょはんfirst edition 初～しょ～first ~最初さいしょbeginning, first 初級しょきゅうelementary level 老いおいold age, the aged 老衰ろうすいsenility, senile decay

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What does 初老 mean?

Past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly. It can also mean: age 40.

How do you pronounce 初老?

しょろう (shorou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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