色褪せる

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)

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

• 褪 (あ)せる (aseru)

References

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