Illustration: In a home washroom, a middle-aged man uses a hand mirror and the wall mirror together to inspect a widening bare patch at the crown of his head. Hair still grows around the sides, with only a few fine strands crossing the exposed area.

はげる

hageru

to go bald

Example sentences

父ちちは頭あたまがはげてきている。
My father is getting bald.
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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.
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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.
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