N3Noun

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老人ろうじん

roujin

the aged, old person

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Example sentence

老人が考えを変えるのは難しい。

It is hard for an old man to change his way of thinking.

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Kanji in 老人

old man, old age, grow old

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
一人	N5	ひとり	ひとりone person
二人	N5	ふたり	ふたりtwo people
～人	N5	～じん	～じんsuffix meaning nationality / group of people (e.g. 日本人[にほんじん] = Japanese person)
～人	N5	～にん	～にんcounter for people (e.g. 三人[さんにん] = three people)
人	N5	ひと	ひとperson / human being (general word)
大人	N5	おとな	おとなadult
外国人	N5	がいこくじん	がいこくじんforeigner
ご主人	N4	ごしゅじん	ごしゅじん(your, her) husband (polite)

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Word	Reading	Meaning
王	おう	おうking
軍	ぐん	ぐんarmy, force, troops
議員	ぎいん	ぎいんmember of the Diet, congress, or parliament
代表	だいひょう	だいひょうrepresentative, delegation
敵	てき	てきenemy, rival
プロ	プロ	プロprofessional
担当	たんとう	たんとう(in) charge
国民	こくみん	こくみんnational, people, citizen

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