Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いろ
Grade: 2

Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
色あせる

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(いろ)()せる (iroaseruintransitive 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

Conjugation

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References

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