単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#9,090 most used

老ける

ふける2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to age; to grow old

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He looks old for his age.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

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

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANING

1

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

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 老ける this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

更けるto get late; to advanceふける · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#9,090 most used

Written老ける、化ける

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium