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老爺

老爺

See also: 老爷

Chinese

 
old (of people); aged; venerable (person); outdated; experienced; (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity)
grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (老爺)
simp. (老爷)

Noun

老爺

  1. master; lord
  2. maternal grandfather; grandpa
  3. term of address to a master by a servant
  4. term of address used by a woman to her husband

Descendants


Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Hyōgaiji

Etymology 1

Noun

老爺 (hiragana おやじ, romaji oyaji)

  1. one's father

Etymology 2

Noun

老爺 (hiragana ろうや, romaji rōya)

  1. one's father