WORD DETAIL
老後
ろうご
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: The spelling is
老後, read asろうご. It is a noun for one’s later years or life in old age. - Basic usage: Planning to open a workshop in later life appears in
老後に工房を開く, while spending a peaceful old age appears in穏やかな老後を過ごす.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Difference from
退職- Unlike the event of leaving a job, it denotes a stage of later life.

