Word Meaning 禿

はげ hage

禿 is read as はげ (hage) and means bald person.

Meaning

English

  1. bald person
  2. baldy
  3. baldness
  4. bald head
  5. idiot
  6. moron

Reading

Kana

はげ

Romaji

hage

Writing Variants

  • 禿げ はげ hage

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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禿げる

はげる

to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

Example Sentences

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ちちはわかいころからすこしずつはげてきた。

My father has gradually been going bald since he was young.

そのやまはむかしのかじではげやまになった。

That mountain became bare because of a fire long ago.

つかいすぎてふでのさきがはげてしまった。

The tip of the brush got worn out from overuse.

ふゆになるとにわのしばがはげたようにみえる。

In winter, the lawn in the yard looks as if it has thinned away.

ながねんひにあたって、ぬののいろがはげてきた。

After years in the sun, the fabric's color has faded and worn away.

かれははげたことをきにしてぼうしをかぶっている。

He wears a hat because he is self-conscious about being bald.

このふるいほうきはけがはげてつかいにくい。

This old broom is hard to use because its bristles are worn down.

つよいかぜではたけのつちがはげてしまった。

The field's soil was stripped bare by the strong wind.

えどじだい、ゆうかくではかむろがきゃくのそばでようじをした。

In the Edo period, a young attendant girl in the brothel district helped serve the guests.