# 翁 — old man

翁 means “old man”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: オウ (ou). Kun'yomi: おきな (okina). You'll see it in words such as 翁 (okina, “old man; venerable gentleman”).

- Meaning: old man
- On'yomi: オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi: おきな (okina)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 3

## How to remember 翁

Parts: 公 public · 羽 wings

## Words with 翁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 翁 | おきな (okina) | old man; venerable gentleman |

## More in the “People & roles 3” set

[侍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/samurai/) · [嬢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-lady/) · [翁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-man/) · [婆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-woman/) · [侶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/companion/) · [爵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peerage/)

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