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若ハゲ (わかハゲ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

若わかハゲ

also: わかはげ

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Meanings

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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.

彼かれは二に十じゅう代だいで若わかハゲに悩なやんでいる。
He is troubled by premature baldness in his twenties.
若わかハゲの予よ防ぼう法ほうを調しらべている。
I'm researching ways to prevent early hair loss.

Written forms

若わかハゲUsage67%
Most common spelling; mixes kanji and katakana for clarity.
若わかはげUsage22%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; a practical variant.
若わか禿はげUsage11%
Full kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used.
若わか禿はげ
Kanji spelling using 禿 (baldness); less common but still seen.

わかはげ

Kanji

若young, if, perhaps
禿become bald, bare, wear out

Similar words

薄うす毛げ
薄毛 means 'thin hair' or 'sparse hair' and is a broader term, not necessarily implying complete baldness or young age.
禿はげ
禿げ is the general term for 'baldness' without the nuance of youth; 若ハゲ specifically emphasizes early onset.

Etymology

Compound of 若 (young) and ハゲ (baldness). The katakana spelling ハゲ is commonly used for the word 'baldness' in informal contexts.