Word details

老ける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老ける.

Dictionary

Entry

老ける化けるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #16311
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

お.いるふ.ける

Nanori

えびおい

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

4 strokesFrequency 89JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ば.けるば.かすふ.けるけ.する

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