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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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mào
    mao4
mao
extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s); octogenarian; nonagenarian

耄倪

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mào ní
    mao4 ni2
mao ni
old and young

耄思

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mào sī
    mao4 si1
mao ssu
to be upset or disturbed

耄期

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mào qī
    mao4 qi1
mao ch`i
    mao chi
(literary) one's 80s or 90s

耄碌

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 mouroku / moroku
    もうろく
(n,vs,vi) senility; dotage; decrepitude

耄耋

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mào dié
    mao4 die2
mao tieh
extremely aged; gray and venerable

耄齡


耄龄

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mào líng
    mao4 ling2
mao ling
old age; eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)

惛耄

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hūn mào
    hun1 mao4
hun mao
 konbō
senile; senility
sluggish

朽耄

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xiǔ mào
    xiu3 mao4
hsiu mao
 kubō
aged

老耄

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lǎo mào
    lao3 mao4
lao mao
 roumou / romo
    ろうもう
dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
(n,vs,vi) (form) (See 耄碌) senility; dotage; decrepitude

謬耄


谬耄

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miù mào
    miu4 mao4
miu mao
feeble-minded and senile

耄ける

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 houkeru / hokeru
    ほうける
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to grow senile; to be childish with age; (2) (kana only) to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; (3) (kana only) to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine); (4) to become engrossed (in something)

老朽耄

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lǎo xiǔ mào
    lao3 xiu3 mao4
lao hsiu mao
 rōkubō
aged

耄耋之年

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mào dié zhī nián
    mao4 die2 zhi1 nian2
mao tieh chih nien
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)

老い耄れ

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 oibore
    おいぼれ
(1) dotage; (2) feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dodderer

病み耄ける

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 yamihookeru; yamihoukeru / yamihookeru; yamihokeru
    やみほおける; やみほうける
(v1,vi) to become wasted by illness

老い耄れる

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 oiboreru
    おいぼれる
(v1,vi) to become decrepit; to become senile

Variations:
老いぼれ
老い耄れ

 oibore
    おいぼれ
(1) dotage; (2) feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

Variations:
老いぼれる
老い耄れる

 oiboreru
    おいぼれる
(v1,vi) to become decrepit; to become senile

Variations:
呆ける
惚ける
耄ける

 bokeru(呆keru, 惚keru)(p); houkeru; bokeru / bokeru(呆keru, 惚keru)(p); hokeru; bokeru
    ぼける(呆ける, 惚ける)(P); ほうける; ボケる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to grow senile; to be childish with age; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine); (aux-v,v1) (4) (ほうける only) (after -masu stem of verb) to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in

Variations:
呆ける
惚ける
耄ける(rK)

 bokeru; bokeru(p)
    ボケる; ぼける(P)
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to grow senile; to be childish with age; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

Variations:
惚ける
呆ける
耄ける(rK)
蓬ける(sK)

 houkeru / hokeru
    ほうける
(v1,vi) (1) to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; (aux-v,v1) (2) (kana only) to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; (v1,vi) (3) (occ. written as 蓬ける) to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

Variations:
惚れる
恍れる(rK)
耄れる(rK)

 horeru
    ほれる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall in love (with); to fall for; to become enamored (with); to be taken (with); (v1,vi) (2) to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to be captivated (by); to be impressed (by); to admire; (suf,v1) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

Variations:
病み惚ける
病み呆ける
病み耄ける(rK)
病みほうける(sK)

 yamihoukeru / yamihokeru
    やみほうける
(v1,vi) to become senile due to illness; to become wasted by illness

Variations:
老いぼれ
老い耄れ
老耄
老耄れ(sK)

 oibore
    おいぼれ
(1) dotage; (2) (humble language) (derogatory term) feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

Variations:
老いぼれる
老い耄れる(rK)
老耄れる(sK)

 oiboreru
    おいぼれる
(v1,vi) to become decrepit; to become senile

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 26 results for "耄" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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