耄碌もうろく

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほけ ろく
もう
Hyōgai
ろく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “When did this word first appear? Because, for one, it wasn't derived from any 2-hanzi Chinese word.”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ほけ(もう)ろく(ろく) (mōroku

  1. senility, dotage, decrepitude

Verb

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ほけ(もう)ろく(ろく)する (mōroku surusuru (stem ほけ(もう)ろく(ろく) (mōroku shi), past ほけ(もう)ろく(ろく)した (mōroku shita))

  1. to be senile

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN