和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [exp] old soldiers never die; they just fade away — from a song, quoted by Douglas MacArthur (quote)

Kanji in this word

• 老
  old man, old age, grow old

  On: ロウ (rou)

  Kun: お.いる (o.iru)、 ふ.ける (fu.keru)

  6 strokes · Grade 4 · JLPT N2
• 兵
  soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

  On: ヘイ (hei)、 ヒョウ (hyou)

  Kun: つわもの (tsuwamono)

  7 strokes · Grade 4 · JLPT N2
• 死
  death, die

  On: シ (shi)

  Kun: し.ぬ (shi.nu)、 し.に- (shi.ni-)

  6 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N3
• 消
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

  On: ショウ (shou)

  Kun: き.える (ki.eru)、 け.す (ke.su)

  10 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N2
• 去
  gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

  On: キョ (kyo)、 コ (ko)

  Kun: さ.る (sa.ru)、 -さ.る (-sa.ru)

  5 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N3