黒ずむ|くろずむkurozumu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto blacken; to darken
    その講堂こうどうはひどく黒くろずんでいる。その原因げんいんの一ひとつは酸性雨さんせいうである。↗
    The auditorium is terribly stained. It is, in part, due to acid rain.
Conjugation
Dictionary form黒ずむ(くろずむ)
Polite (masu)黒ずみます(くろずみます)
Negative (nai)黒ずまない(くろずまない)
polite (masen)黒ずみません(くろずみません)
classical zu / nu黒ずまず・黒ずまぬ(くろずまず・くろずまぬ)
Past (ta)黒ずんだ(くろずんだ)
polite (mashita)黒ずみました(くろずみました)
Past negative (nakatta)黒ずまなかった(くろずまなかった)
polite (masen deshita)黒ずみませんでした(くろずみませんでした)
Te form黒ずんで(くろずんで)
Potential黒ずめる(くろずめる)
Passive黒ずまれる(くろずまれる)
Causative黒ずませる(くろずませる)
Causative passive黒ずませられる・黒ずまされる(くろずませられる・くろずまされる)
Conditional (ba)黒ずめば(くろずめば)
tara黒ずんだら(くろずんだら)
Volitional黒ずもう(くろずもう)
polite (mashou)黒ずみましょう(くろずみましょう)
Imperative黒ずめ(くろずめ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym黒むくろむNeutralMeans to turn black, but is rarely used; 「黒ずむ」 is more common and often suggests taking on a dark, dirty-looking blackness.
  • Synonym黒ばむくろばむWrittenA written word meaning to blacken slightly; extremely rare and rather old-fashioned in flavor.
  • RelatedくすむNeutralDescribes a color turning dull and losing its brightness, as in 「肌がくすむ」; the point is lost luster rather than blackening.
  • Antonym白くなるNeutralMeans to turn white, the direct opposite of the blackening expressed by 「黒ずむ」.

Use 「黒ずむ」 for something taking on a black, darkened look, as in 「毛穴の黒ずみ」 or 「銀が黒ずむ」. For a dull, lusterless color choose 「くすむ」, and for turning white 「白くなる」. 「黒む」 and 「黒ばむ」 are rare alternatives, the latter literary.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 黒くろい色いろを帯おびる。
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