![]() The old Geezer escaped, but with difficulty. Jiji-chan wa yatto nokoto de dasshutsu shita. Here’s another example sentence that talks about old guys: I’m a man and I am old, but I still want to have fun! Ore wa dansei de, toshi o totteru kedo, mada tanoshi mitai! He could be a simple man and describe himself like this: Maybe once you’re in the hot springs, you might decide to strike up a conversation with one of the nice older gentlemen. Use 爺 (jiji) when you want to call him an “old geezer!” Use 翁 (ō) when you want to refer to him as a “ venerable gentleman.” Use おじん (ojin) when you want to call someone something like “gramps.” Use 年を取っている (toshi o totte iru) when you want to say that you are old. Use 老人 (roujin) when talking about someone else who is old. Unfortunately knowing how to say “old” and “man” in Japanese doesn’t really work as there are several special ways to say “old man.” Think of it as one single word, rather than two (like it is in English) ![]() If you were going to talk about yourself, as in “I am a man” then you would be more likely to use 男 or 男性. I was talking with a native about these words the other day and I was told that 男の人 is kind of polite and would really only be used to describe other men. This word is created by combining 男 for “male” and 性 for “sex/gender.” This kanji 男 brings the connotation of “the male gender” when it’s used as a ‘no-adjective’ in the words 男の子 (otoko no ko) meaning “male child” or “boy”, and 男の人 (otoko no hito) meaning “male person” or more simply “man”.Īnd there is another common word 男性 (dansei) that also means “man.” FYI the one you will see for “women” is 女. Gotta’ bring home the rice, right? No bacon here! □Īnd this is the kanji that you’re gonna see used for “men” 男 when you need to use the public restrooms. If you think about it, it was common back in the day for the men of the village to use their physical power to work all day long in the rice fields. It is a combination of the kanji for rice field 田 and power 力. This kanji has some history baked into it. The most common Japanese word that you will see used for MAN is 男 (otoko). As you can see, this is a compound word that uses the kanji for old 古. But if it helps you to remember the meaning, then it’s good to use it!Īnd to say ANCIENT in Japanese you would use the word 古代 (kodai). That way of speaking sounds kind of weird in English. This one is pretty interesting since a literal translation would be “I am (in the continuous action of) taking the age.” You could use 年を取っている (toshi o totte iru) to say “I am old” in Japanese. You’ll have to use a different approach when talking about old guys. And therefore, it’s old!īut here’s the only problem: 古い can’t be used with people. I believe in this situation, the mouth represents “generations of people.” The interesting thing about this kanji 古 is that it is a combination of the kanji for the number ten 十 , and also the kanji for mouth 口 . – Was not old = 古くなかったです (furukunakatta desu)Īnd when you want to change from formal/polite speech to informal/casual speech all you have to do is drop the copula です. This is an ‘i-adjective’ so it follows all those lovely rules when it comes to its different conjugations: Let’s begin! What is the Japanese Word for OLD? ![]() The best way to understand it is to see it in action, and then do it yourself. ![]() So I wanted to give you some different words for OLD and some different words for MAN in Japanese so that you could expand your vocabulary and have a little fun at the same time.Īfter I go through each of these words individually, I’ll combine them together and provide some example sentences with audio. What if you wanted to wanted to add some flavor to it? They say “variety is the spice of life” after all. See what I mean? Yeah there is that one basic way, but it’s totally plain vanilla. For example, how many different ways can you say OLD MAN in English? 5) Old Guys in Anime, Manga, and JRPGs Here’s the short answer: 老人 (roujin).īut it’s pretty rare when a language has only one way to say something.
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