加齢|かれいkarei
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbaging; ageing; growing older
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 加齢する(かれいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 加齢します(かれいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 加齢しない(かれいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 加齢しません(かれいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 加齢せず・加齢せぬ(かれいせず・かれいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 加齢した(かれいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 加齢しました(かれいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 加齢しなかった(かれいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 加齢しませんでした(かれいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 加齢して(かれいして) |
| Potential | 加齢できる(かれいできる) |
| Passive | 加齢される(かれいされる) |
| Causative | 加齢させる(かれいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 加齢させられる(かれいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 加齢すれば(かれいすれば) |
| tara | 加齢したら(かれいしたら) |
| Volitional | 加齢しよう(かれいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 加齢しましょう(かれいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 加齢しろ(かれいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym年寄るとしよるNeutralColloquial but not much used; mostly encountered as the noun 「年寄り」 for an old person. Seldom swaps in for 「加齢」.
- Synonym老いるおいるWrittenWritten/formal prose with a literary flavor, for growing old as body and mind decline, as in 「老いた母」; overlaps with 「加齢」 in meaning but reads far more literary.
- Synonym老けるふけるNeutralColloquial for looking old, above all in the face or build, as in 「急に老けた」. About appearance, unlike the objective 「加齢」.
- Synonym年取るとしとるNeutralColloquial and the plainest way to say someone gets older. For everyday talk; 「加齢」 is the objective term used in medical and cosmetic contexts.
- Related老化ろうかNeutralCovers functional decline with age, and also deterioration of objects, as in 「老化現象」 — decline, not just the passing of years.
- Related老け込むふけこむNeutralColloquial for suddenly taking on an aged air, in appearance and spirit alike — looking older than one's years.
- Antonym若返りわかがえりNeutralAntonym: growing young again, the reverse of the aging 「加齢」 names.
For getting older in everyday speech, say 「年を取る」. Use 「加齢」 for the objective medical or cosmetic angle, as in 「加齢臭」 or 「加齢による衰え」; 「老化」 for declining function, 「老ける」 for looking old, 「老いる」 for literary prose, and 「若返り」 as the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


