年寄り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 年寄り is read as としより and means “elderly person” and “old person”.
• Basic usage: It refers to an older villager recounting past life and to a grandfather objecting to being treated as old.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Key distinction: 年寄り扱い
  • Although it denotes an elderly person, 年寄り扱い can imply reductively treating someone as old.