also: わかはげ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
premature baldness; early hair loss
Refers to balding at a young age; often used colloquially or in self-deprecating humor.
He is troubled by premature baldness in his twenties.
若ハゲの予防法を調べている。
I'm researching ways to prevent early hair loss.
Most common spelling; mixes kanji and katakana for clarity.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; a practical variant.
Full kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used.
Kanji spelling using 禿 (baldness); less common but still seen.
Compound of 若 (young) and ハゲ (baldness). The katakana spelling ハゲ is commonly used for the word 'baldness' in informal contexts.