Word details
はげる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word はげる.
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Entry
1
Word usually written using kana alone
to lose hair; to become bald
Examples
彼はとても若くして頭がはげ始めた。
He started going bald quite young.
2
to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
禿
become bald, bare, wear out, waste away, little girl employed at a brothel
7 strokes
On
トク
Kun
ちび.るかむろは.げるはげ
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