Word details
こける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word こける.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
Examples
私はほほのこけた女性にあった。
I saw a woman with hollow cheeks.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
痩
get thin
12 strokesGrade 8
On
ソウチュウシュウシュ
Kun
や.せる
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