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27 Dec 2016
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What is the difference between 年寄り and 高齢者 and 老人 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 年寄り and 高齢者 and 老人 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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年寄りはくだけた言葉、高齢者は正確で学問的な言葉といった感じです。
老人はどちらにも用いられる気がします。だけど俗語寄りかな?
どんな意味を込めて言うか、については
年寄り→老けている。
老人→「老けている人」の正しい表現。
高齢者→年齢が大きい人。
だと思っています。
「年寄り」は悪口を言う場合にも使われます。
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私はお年寄りのために働きたい
I want to work for elderly people.
一人暮らしの高齢者
Elderly people who live alone
老人施設
an institution for the aged
大体は同じ でもお年寄りはspeak 他の2つはwrite.
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