Japanese

Alternative forms

• 色あせる

Verb

色褪せる ‎(intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana いろあせる, romaji 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 4-385-13905-9