高齢者
こうれいしゃ
Meaning
- 1.old person
- 2.elderly person
- 3.senior citizen
Meanings across languages
- English
- old person, elderly person, senior citizen
- Tiếng Việt
- người cao tuổi, người già, công dân cao tuổi
- 日本語
- 高齢者, 高齢の人, 高齢者
- 한국어
- 노인, 고령자, 시니어 시민
- 中文
- 老年人, 高龄者, 老年公民
- Bahasa Indonesia
- orang tua, lanjut usia
- ภาษาไทย
- ผู้สูงอายุ, คนชรา
- Español
- persona mayor, anciano
- Français
- personne âgée, senior
- Deutsch
- Alter Mensch, ältere Person
- Português
- pessoa idosa, senior
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Example sentences
高齢者の数が多くなると社会にさまざまな問題をもたらします。
As the number of elderly people increases, various problems arise in society.
人口が減少している現在では高齢者が人口の三分の一を占める。
Currently, with the population decreasing, the elderly make up one third of the population.
多くの企業は年齢制限を緩和し高齢者の雇用を増やそうとしている。
Many businesses are relaxing age restrictions and trying to increase the employment of senior citizens.
彼のように考える高齢者は増加しているものの、彼らがすべて職を得るかどうかは未知数である。
Although the number of senior citizens like him who wish to continue working is increasing, whether they can all find jobs remains uncertain.
日本では高齢者が安心して暮らせる環境が整っている。
In Japan, there are well-established environments where the elderly can live with peace of mind.
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