老若男女
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 老 | 若 | 男 | 女 |
| ろう Grade: 4 | にゃく Grade: 6 | なん Grade: 1 | にょ Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |||
Etymology
老若 (rōnyaku, “young and old”) + 男女 (nannyo, “males and females”)
Noun
老若男女 (hiragana ろうにゃくなんにょ, rōmaji rōnyaku nannyo)
- young and old of both sexes, everyone