老ける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老ける
1
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
Examples
気苦労で彼は急にふけた。
Care aged him quickly.
Kanji in this Word
老
6 strokes
Frequency: 803
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
old man
old age
grow old
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ロウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.いる
ふ.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
えび
おい
び
化
4 strokes
Frequency: 89
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
change
take the form of
influence
enchant
delude
-ization
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ
ケ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ば.ける
ば.かす
ふ.ける
け.する
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