老 (Kanji for get old)

Onyomi

ROU	A bunch of old people in a ROW, (waiting for the Social Security office to open. )

The old man was so senile he got dizzy while walking and fell on his heel.

( に　・　を ) ふ*けてる	to get old, a somewhat perjorative term: Danny Glover saying 'I'm too old for this shit!' - "Dumbledore's getting old, he makes mistakes."Also means "To be a kid but look older than you are." ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) お＊いる	another word for 'to get old, to age', but without the perjorative connotation of ふける。 ★☆☆☆☆

老人(ろうじん)

old person.Not rude. ★★★☆☆
老 (get old) + 人 (person) = 老人 (old person.Not rude.)

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
老	get old	HEEL
考	consider	PIRATE HOOK

Getting old is my Achilles' HEEL, but I'm considering getting a PIRATE HOOK.