老け込む

ふけこむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to age; to become old

Kanji

• 老 elderly. Read as ふける.
• 込 into. Read as こむ.

Example sentences

• 気苦労で彼女は１０歳もふけこんだ。
  Worry has made her look ten years older.
• 彼女は急に老け込んできた。
  She was aging quickly.
• 祖父は祖母がぽっくり逝ってから急に老け込みました。
  After Grandma's sudden death, Grandpa began to age rapidly.
• 父は病後、めっきり老け込んでしまった。
  My father aged remarkably during his convalescence.

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