Meaning

Primary

Senility

Alternative

Senile Decay

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

An elderly person in decline is someone who is old and in decline. They are experiencing senility or senile decay.

Reading

ろうすい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

母親が老衰で亡くなったとき、妻が「厄介者がいなくなってせいせいした」と独り言を言っているのを私は聞き漏らしませんでした。

When my mother died from old age, I didn’t fail to hear my wife mutter, "that parasite is gone, good riddance," to herself.

Kanji Composition