# 老 get old

(dizzy) + (heel)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes

## Onyomi

ROU | A bunch of old people in a ROW, (waiting for the Social Security office to open. )

## Mnemonic

| The old man was so senile he got dizzy while walking and fell on his heel.

## Kunyomi

( に　・　を ) ふ*けてる | to get old, a somewhat perjorative term: Danny Glover saying 'I'm too old for this shit!' - "Dumbledore's getting old, he makes mistakes."Also means "To be a kid but look older than you are." ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) お＊いる | another word for 'to get old, to age', but without the perjorative connotation of ふける。 ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

老人(ろうじん) | old person.Not rude. ★★★☆☆ 老 (get old) + 人 (person) = 老人 (old person.Not rude.)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
老 | get old | HEEL |
考 | consider | PIRATE HOOK |

Getting old is my Achilles' HEEL, but I'm considering getting a PIRATE HOOK.

## Synonyms

get old ふける 老いる
old person 年寄り 老人 年をとった 年輩