Word details

老け込む

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

Dictionary

Entry

老け込むけこむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #41538
1

to age; to become old

Examples
気苦労で彼女は10歳もふけこんだ
Worry has made her look ten years older.

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

crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)

4 strokesFrequency 675JLPT N2Grade 8

Kun

-こ.むこ.むこ.み-こ.みこ.める

Nanori

こみごめ

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