Lingaku翁【おう】
Frequency rank: 16,613. – 16,681. (for form おう: 1,488.)
- old man; venerable gentleman
- venerable; old; fatheronly applies to おうhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
suffix
Forms
- 翁【おう】【おきな】Frequency rank: 16,613. – 16,681.
- おうFrequency rank: 1,488.
- おきな
Generated definitions (experimental)
- old man; venerable gentleman
- venerable; old; father
This meaning refers to an elderly man respected for his wisdom and experience, often used in a formal or reverential context.
This meaning emphasizes respect towards someone who is older, often used in familial or community settings suggesting a figure of authority and wisdom.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おきな翁をうやまう敬うto respect the venerable manおきな翁のちえ知恵wisdom of the old manおきな翁とよばれる呼ばれるto be called a venerable gentlemanおう翁がかたる語るthe old man speaksおきな翁のようなそんざい存在a presence like that of a venerable gentlemanおきな翁のおしえ教えthe teachings of the old manおきな翁のはなし話story of the venerable manおきな翁のおもかげ面影reminiscence of the old manおきな翁にはけいい敬意をひょうする表するto pay respect to the venerable gentlemanおきな翁のねんれい年齢the age of the old manおきな翁をいめえじイメージするto envision the venerable manおきな翁とすごす過ごすto spend time with the old manおきな翁にまなぶ学ぶto learn from the venerable gentlemanおきな翁のともだち友達friends of the old man
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)