禿

禿げ

Readings

Kana: はげ、かぶろ、かむろ、ハゲ

Romaji: hage, kaburo, kamuro, hage

Definitions

noun

1

baldness; bald head

2

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; children with short untied hair

3

young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period)

See also: 太夫 天神

4

idiot; moron

Note: derogatory; word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

禿

Readings: トク、 ちび.る、 かむろ、 は.げる、 はげ

Meanings: become bald, bare, wear out, waste away, little girl employed at a brothel

Example Sentences

父(ちち)は頭(あたま)がはげてきている。

➥My father is getting bald.

私(わたし)は、若(わか)いうちに禿(は)げたくない。

➥I don't want to go bald when I'm still young.

彼(かれ)はてっぺんが少(すこ)しはげた静(しず)かな男(おとこ)だ。

➥He's a quiet man, a little bald on top.

あまり心配(しんぱい)するとはげるよ。

➥Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.

彼(かれ)はとても若(わか)くして頭(あたま)がはげ始(はじ)めた。

➥He started going bald quite young.

父(ちち)は４０歳(さい)になるまでに完全(かんぜん)にはげていた。

➥My father was completely bald by the time he was forty.