高齢

Advanced age or elderly status (formal, neutral term used in official contexts)

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高齢化 the aging of a population

高齢者 elderly person/people

Noun, No-adjective

Advanced Age" / "Elderly

Refers to the objective state of advanced age, typically applied to individuals 65 years or older in official or statistical contexts.

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日本は高齢社会になっています。

Japan is becoming an aging society.

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高齢

こうれい

Advanced age or elderly status (formal, neutral term used in official contexts)

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