薄らぐ|うすらぐusuragu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto become thin; to fade; to grow pale
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 薄らぐ(うすらぐ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 薄らぎます(うすらぎます) |
| Negative (nai) | 薄らがない(うすらがない) |
| polite (masen) | 薄らぎません(うすらぎません) |
| classical zu / nu | 薄らがず・薄らがぬ(うすらがず・うすらがぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 薄らいだ(うすらいだ) |
| polite (mashita) | 薄らぎました(うすらぎました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 薄らがなかった(うすらがなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 薄らぎませんでした(うすらぎませんでした) |
| Te form | 薄らいで(うすらいで) |
| Potential | 薄らげる(うすらげる) |
| Passive | 薄らがれる(うすらがれる) |
| Causative | 薄らがせる(うすらがせる) |
| Causative passive | 薄らがせられる・薄らがされる(うすらがせられる・うすらがされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 薄らげば(うすらげば) |
| tara | 薄らいだら(うすらいだら) |
| Volitional | 薄らごう(うすらごう) |
| polite (mashou) | 薄らぎましょう(うすらぎましょう) |
| Imperative | 薄らげ(うすらげ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym薄れるうすれるNeutralAlmost interchangeable with 「薄らぐ」; leans toward impressions, memories and interest slowly fading. Slightly more common.
- Synonym褪せるあせるNeutralAlso fading, but stresses colour deteriorating or memory weakening; shorter than 「色褪せる」.
- Synonym和らぐやわらぐNeutralPain, tension or the atmosphere softening; about how things feel, not colour growing lighter.
- Synonym色褪せるいろあせるNeutralFading of colour, or of memories losing their vividness; more colour-oriented than 「薄らぐ」.
- Related移ろううつろうWrittenWritten/formal prose: things changing as time passes, with a sense of impermanence.
- Antonym強まるつよまるNeutralAntonym of 「薄らぐ」: momentum or intensity building rather than weakening.
- Antonym濃くなるNeutralAntonym of 「薄らぐ」: colours and flavours deepening rather than gradually fading.
Use 「薄らぐ」 when colour, concentration or feeling gradually fades, as in 「痛みが薄らぐ」 or 「関心が薄らぐ」; 「薄れる」 is a near-equivalent. When colour fades, say 「色褪せる」. The opposite is 「強まる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


