ろうたける

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た

け

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

elegant; graceful; refined

usually written using kana alone

Describes a woman's mature elegance and grace; often used for older women with poise.

彼かの女じょは年としを重かさねて、ろうたけた雰ふん囲い気きをまとっている。
As she has aged, she has acquired an elegant aura.

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become experienced; mature

usually written using kana alone

Refers to becoming seasoned or mature through experience; less common than sense 1.

長なが年ねんの修しゅ行ぎょうで、彼かれの技わざはろうたけたものになった。
Through years of training, his skills became mature and refined.

Written forms

ろうたけるUsage25%
Kana spelling is standard; the kanji forms are rare and archaic.
臈ろうたけるUsage75%
Rare kanji spelling; 臈 is not a jōyō kanji.
臈長ろうたける
Rare kanji spelling.
臈ろう闌たける
Rare kanji spelling.

Kanji

臈year-end sacrifice, dried meat
長long, leader, superior
闌rise high, be well along

Similar words

優ゆう雅が
優雅 is a na-adjective meaning 'elegant' or 'graceful' in a general sense, while ろうたける specifically suggests mature, seasoned elegance, often of a woman.
円えん熟じゅく
円熟 means 'maturity' or 'mellowness' as a noun/suru-verb, focusing on ripeness of character or skill; ろうたける emphasizes the graceful, elegant aspect of that maturity.

Etymology

Derived from 臈 (ろう, 'experienced' or 'aged') + たける (a verb meaning 'to excel at' or 'to be proficient'). The exact historical development is uncertain, but the word conveys a sense of refined maturity.