色褪せる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いろ
Grade: 2

Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
色あせる

Etymology

Compound of (iro, colour) + 褪せる (aseru, fade, discolor).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろあせ [ìróáséꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iɾo̞a̠se̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

(いろ)()せる • (iroaseru) intransitive ichidan (stem (いろ)() (iroase), past (いろ)()せた (iroaseta))

  1. lose color, fade
  2. (figuratively) fade, lose freshness, become old and musty
    (いろ)()せた()(おく)
    iroaseta kioku
    faded memories

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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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