色褪せる

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

色あせる

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) いろあせる [ìróáséꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [iɾo̞a̠se̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

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

lose color, fade
(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

褪 (あ)せる (aseru)

References

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

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