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耄 Kanji meaning "senility"

Jiten frequency #3224Kanken Level 1TMW Divine Idol10 strokes

Meanings

senility

On'yomi

ボウモウ

Kun'yomi

おいぼ.れる

Composed of

老old manradical
毛fur

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

老(お)い耄(ぼ)れるto become decrepit#166906耄(ぼ)けるto grow senile#468561老(お)い耄(ぼ)れdotage#468561

Most common words using this kanji

耄(もう)碌(ろく)senility#43426老(お)い耄(ぼ)れるto become decrepit#166906老耄(おいぼれ)dotage#177408耄(ほう)けるto be mentally slow#227201老(ろう)耄(もう)senility#232305老耄(おいぼ)れるto become decrepit#283170病(や)み耄(ほう)けるto become senile due to illness#384768耄(ぼ)けるto grow senile#468561耄(ほ)れるto fall in love (with)#468561老(お)い耄(ぼ)れdotage#468561老耄(おいぼ)れdotage#468561
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