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jmdict 1220740 Active (id: 2005155)
棄老
きろう
1. [n]
▶ historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2839353 老人遺棄【ろうじんいき】 1. historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.



History:
5. A 2019-04-29 02:54:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
No real need to say why.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc. (to reduce the amount of mouths to feed)</gloss>
+<gloss>historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.</gloss>
4. A* 2019-04-26 20:26:57  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc. (to reduce the amount of mouths to feed)</gloss>
+<gloss>historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc. (to reduce the amount of mouths to feed)</gloss>
3. A* 2019-04-26 16:44:33  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, nikk
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>abandoning old people, usu. in the mountains</gloss>
+<gloss>historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc. (to reduce the amount of mouths to feed)</gloss>
2. A 2017-10-24 04:13:24  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
no kokugo has it as the people
1. A* 2017-10-23 23:04:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, KOD追加語彙
  Comments:
I think it's the act; not the people.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>old person thrown away in the mountains</gloss>
+<gloss>abandoning old people, usu. in the mountains</gloss>

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