How to say 'Bald' in Japanese | はげる

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The Japanese word for Bald is 'Hageru', written as はげる in Japanese.

word

はげる

Meaning

Bald

Reading

Hageru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'はげる (はげる)' means 'to go bald' or 'to become bald'. It is used to describe the process of losing hair, typically on the head, resulting in baldness. This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe something becoming bare or losing its covering, such as a mountain losing its trees. For example: he is going bald「彼ははげてきている」(かれははげてきている). The mountain has become bald「山がはげた」(やまがはげた). Note that this verb is often used in its progressive form to indicate the ongoing process of balding.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

6712

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word はげる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

は

Reading

hiragana

げ

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'Hageru' means 'Bald' .

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