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    3. 老ける

    老ける

    老ふけ​る​

    to age

    N1KMT7CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    化ける

    ふける

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは最さい近きん、少すこし老ふけたように見みえる。

    He seems to have aged a bit recently.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    ストレスの多おおい仕し事ごとで、彼かれは実じつ年ねん齢れいよりも老ふけて見みられるようになった。

    Due to his stressful job, he started to look older than his actual age.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    心しん配ぱい事ごとが多おおくて、顔かおが老ふけてきた気きがする。

    I have many worries, and I feel like my face has aged.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    徹てつ夜や続つづきで、鏡かがみを見みると自じ分ぶんが老ふけたと感かんじる。

    After many sleepless nights, I feel like I've aged when I look in the mirror.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは苦く労ろうを重かさねたせいか、若わかくしてずいぶん老ふけてしまった。

    Perhaps because of her many hardships, she aged considerably at a young age.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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