| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 老人 | ろうじん | the aged, old person |
| 敬老 | けいろう | respect for the aged |
| 老い | おい | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
| 老人ホーム | ろうじんホーム | senior citizens' home |
| 老化 | ろうか | ageing, aging, senile deterioration |
| 老夫婦 | ろうふうふ | an old couple |
| 老婆 | ろうば | old woman |
| 老年 | ろうねん | old age |
| 老後 | ろうご | old age |
| 老朽 | ろうきゅう | superannuated, decrepitude |
| 老練 | ろうれん | experienced, veteran |
| 老翁 | ろうおう | old man |
| 老舗 | しにせ, ろうほ | old shop; well-established, first of the kind, veteran |
| 老若 | ろうじゃく, ろうにゃく | young and old, all ages |
| 老衰 | ろうすい | senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age) |
| 老齢 | ろうれい | advanced age, senility |
| 長老 | ちょうろう | eldest, senior |