色づく・色付く|いろづくirozuku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
色づく色づく is the most common mixed kanji-and-kana spelling and the recommended choice for learners.
色付く色付く is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana variant of 色づく; you may encounter it, but learners should choose 色づく.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to turn yellow
- godan verb, intransitive verbto ripen (and change color)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become sexually aware; to reach puberty
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 色づく(いろづく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 色づきます(いろづきます) |
| Negative (nai) | 色づかない(いろづかない) |
| polite (masen) | 色づきません(いろづきません) |
| classical zu / nu | 色づかず・色づかぬ(いろづかず・いろづかぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 色づいた(いろづいた) |
| polite (mashita) | 色づきました(いろづきました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 色づかなかった(いろづかなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 色づきませんでした(いろづきませんでした) |
| Te form | 色づいて(いろづいて) |
| Potential | 色づける(いろづける) |
| Passive | 色づかれる(いろづかれる) |
| Causative | 色づかせる(いろづかせる) |
| Causative passive | 色づかせられる・色づかされる(いろづかせられる・いろづかされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 色づけば(いろづけば) |
| tara | 色づいたら(いろづいたら) |
| Volitional | 色づこう(いろづこう) |
| polite (mashou) | 色づきましょう(いろづきましょう) |
| Imperative | 色づけ(いろづけ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
葉が色づく
色づく describes something naturally taking on colour (as in 葉が色づく), while 色付ける means to deliberately add colour to something (as in 絵を色付ける).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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