Hanja Analyzer
耄

耄 — mo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
늙을 모
Romanization
mo
English
elderly person; very old, senile
Mandarin
mào
Japanese on'yomi
ボウ, モウ
Japanese kun'yomi
おいぼ.れる
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
10
Radical
老 (125, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
毛(모)
Unicode
U+8004

Parts that make up 耄

  • 老 늙을 로 지팡이를 짚은 노인늙음. 위에서 耂 로 쓴다
  • 毛 터럭 모sound 한쪽으로 누운 터럭털과 털이 난 것

Japanese words with 耄

  • 耄碌もうろく senility; dotage; decrepitude
  • 老耄ろうもう senility; dotage; decrepitude

Characters sharing the phonetic 毛

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “모” in Korean.

Other hanja read “모”

Other hanja with radical 老

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