禿(はげ)

はげ
noun
baldness; bald head
body-partnature
1. baldness; bald head
the state of having no hair on the head, or a bald spot
頭(あたま)が禿(は)げてきた。
My head is going bald.
父(ちち)は若(わか)いころから禿(はげ)を気(き)にしていた。
My father has been self-conscious about his baldness since he was young.
最近(さいきん)頭頂部(とうちょうぶ)に禿(はげ)ができてきたので、育毛剤(いくもうざい)を使(つか)い始(はじ)めた。
Since a bald spot has started forming on the top of my head recently, I started using hair growth tonic.
2. bare spot; barren patch
a patch of ground or surface with no vegetation or covering
山(やま)に禿(はげ)ができている。
There is a bare spot on the mountain.
芝生(しばふ)の禿(はげ)た部分(ぶぶん)に種(たね)をまいた。
I sowed seeds on the bare patch of the lawn.
森林(しんりん)伐採(ばっさい)で山腹(さんぷく)に大(おお)きな禿(はげ)ができ、土砂崩(どしゃくず)れの危険(きけん)が高(たか)まった。
Deforestation created large bare patches on the mountainside, increasing the risk of landslides.

Can refer to both human baldness and bare patches on landscapes. When used about people, this word is considered direct and can be rude or insulting — handle with care in conversation. The verb form 禿(は)げる means "to go bald" or "to become bare."

Common collocations

  • 禿(はげ)頭(あたま): bald head
  • 禿(はげ)ができる: a bald/bare spot forms
  • 丸(まる)禿(はげ): completely bald
  • 禿(はげ)山(やま): treeless mountain

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Related Words

Compare: 薄毛(うすげ) (thinning hair)
Compare: 脱毛(だつもう) (hair loss)
Compare: 脱毛症(だつもうしょう) (alopecia)
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