Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
老ける ふける
 
 
化ける ふける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)