老ける

ふける

Also written 化ける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

Kanji

• 老 elderly. Read as ふける.

Example sentences

• 彼は老けて見える。
  He looks old for his age.
• 彼は年の割には老けて見える。
  He looks old for his age.
• 彼は年齢の割に老けて見える。
  He looks old for his age.
• 彼は老けて見えるが、まだ２０代だ。
  He looks old, but he is still in his twenties.
• お母さん、その髪型老けて見えるよ。
  Mom, that hairstyle makes you look old.

Words containing 老ける

• 老け込む (ふけこむ) to age
• 老け顔 (ふけがお) old-looking face
• 老け役 (ふけやく) (theatrical) role of old person

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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