Word Meaning 老け

ふけ fuke

老け is read as ふけ (fuke) and means aging.

Meaning

English

  1. aging
  2. ageing

Reading

Kana

ふけ

Romaji

fuke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 131816 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

老若

ろうじゃく

young and old

老人

ろうじん

old person

老後

ろうご

old age

老化

ろうか

ageing

老いる

おいる

to age

老中

ろうじゅう

member of shogun's council of elders

老若男女

ろうじゃくだんじょ

men and women of all ages

老子

ろうし

Laozi

老人ホーム

ろうじんほーむ

retirement home

老年

ろうねん

old age

老人性

ろうじんせい

senile

老女

ろうじょ

elderly woman

Example Sentences

10

He looks old for his age.

Your beard makes you look old.

Tom looks older than seventy.

He looks old for his age.

He looks old for his age.

He looks old, but he is still in his twenties.

Mom, that hairstyle makes you look old.

Mary felt that she was getting old.

My father aged remarkably during his convalescence.

Tom looks a lot older than he really is.