黄ばむ|きばむkibamu[3]odaka (tail-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
Conjugation
Dictionary form黄ばむ(きばむ)
Polite (masu)黄ばみます(きばみます)
Negative (nai)黄ばまない(きばまない)
polite (masen)黄ばみません(きばみません)
classical zu / nu黄ばまず・黄ばまぬ(きばまず・きばまぬ)
Past (ta)黄ばんだ(きばんだ)
polite (mashita)黄ばみました(きばみました)
Past negative (nakatta)黄ばまなかった(きばまなかった)
polite (masen deshita)黄ばみませんでした(きばみませんでした)
Te form黄ばんで(きばんで)
Potential黄ばめる(きばめる)
Passive黄ばまれる(きばまれる)
Causative黄ばませる(きばませる)
Causative passive黄ばませられる・黄ばまされる(きばませられる・きばまされる)
Conditional (ba)黄ばめば(きばめば)
tara黄ばんだら(きばんだら)
Volitional黄ばもう(きばもう)
polite (mashou)黄ばみましょう(きばみましょう)
Imperative黄ばめ(きばめ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym黄色くなるNeutralGeneral term for turning yellow, with a wider range; it can also mean turning a vivid yellow all over, while 「黄ばむ」 suggests gradually taking on a yellow tinge.
  • Related褪せるあせるNeutralMeans colors fading or growing paler; the emphasis is on becoming lighter, whereas 「黄ばむ」 is about taking on a yellow tinge.
  • Antonym白むしらむNeutralMeans turning white, or the sky growing light at dawn; it can also describe a mood being dampened. It stands opposite to the yellowing of 「黄ばむ」.

Use 「黄ばむ」 for the yellowing of a white shirt or old paper. For turning yellow in general, including a vivid yellow, use 「黄色くなる」; for fading to a paler color, 「褪せる」; for turning white or a brightening dawn sky, 「白む」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 黄色きいろ味あじを帯おびた色いろになる。
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