老

Old Age

Also: Grow Old, Old Man, Old

On'yomi

  • ろう rou

Kun'yomi

  • お(いる) oiru
  • ふ(ける) fukeru
Stroke count
6
Radical
老 old · Kangxi radical 125
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 4

老 has 6 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 老 (old), number 125. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 4 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 4 kanji list · All kanji