禿 げる
hageru

Ichidan Verb

1. to lose hair; to become bald

Intransitive
Usually Written in Kana
かれはとても わかくして あたまがはげ はじめた。
karewa totemo wakakushite atamaga hagehajimeta.
He started going bald quite young.
Ichidan Verb

2. to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

Intransitive