Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki)
(Noun) Elderly people, seniors, old people, old folks
Define としより toshiyori Meaning トシヨリ
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A dictionary of the Ryukyuan language
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としより 【年寄り】
おとしより 【お年寄り】
See also
おおどしより 【大年寄り】
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としより【年寄り・年寄・年より】
(Common Noun)
- Old people; The aged
- Trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; Retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
- Senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
- Important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
としよりご【年寄り子】
(Noun)
- Child of one's age
としよりやく【年寄り役】
(Noun)
- Senior's role
としよりかぶ【年寄株】
(Noun)
- Sumo management stock; One of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; Tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo
としよりくさい【年寄りくさい・年寄り臭い】
(I-adjective)
- Fogyish; Fusty
としよりじみた【年寄りじみた・年寄り染みた】
(Noun)
- Like an old man; Like an old woman
じゅんとしより【準年寄り・準年寄】
(Noun)
- Temporary coaching status for a retired wrestler
としよりしゅう【年寄衆】
(Noun)
- Elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period
— Archaism
いちだいとしより【一代年寄・一代年寄り】
(Noun)
- Special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
としよりみょうせき・としよりめいせき【年寄名跡】
(Noun)
- Official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)