老ける (ふける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

老ける (ふける) means to age / to grow old.

See example sentences below.

老ける at a glance

老ける

ふけるfukeru

N1verb

to age / to grow old

老けるふけるfukeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to age / to grow old

Example 1

彼は急に老けて見える。

Translation

He suddenly looks older.

Example 2

年を取ると顔が老ける。

Translation

As you get older, your face ages.