初老 (しょろう) — past middle age

初老 is read しょろう and listed as a noun. Meaning: past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 初老.

  • 初頭 しょとう beginning (of a century, etc.)
  • 初歩 しょほ basics
  • 初夏 しょか early summer
  • 初雪 はつゆき first snow (of the season)
  • 初級 しょきゅう elementary level
  • 最初 さいしょ beginning
  • 初演 しょえん first performance
  • 初回 しょかい first time
  • 初期 しょき early days
  • 初版 しょはん first edition
  • 初夢 はつゆめ first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck)
  • 初挑戦 はつちょうせん first challenge