色褪せる

Japanese
Kanji in this term
色 褪
いろ
Grade: 2		 あ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

色褪せる (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana いろあせる, rōmaji iroaseru)

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

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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