Word Meaning 色づく

いろづく irozuku

色づく is read as いろづく (irozuku) and means to change color (esp. of leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour).

Meaning

English

  1. to change color (esp. of leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour)
  2. to ripen
  3. to grow ripe
  4. to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn)
  5. to begin to redden

Reading

Kana

いろづく

Romaji

irozuku

Writing Variants

  • 色付く いろづく irozuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 132107 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

いろ

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色々

いろいろ

various colors (colours)

色気

いろけ

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色んな

いろんな

various

色紙

しきし

square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.

色分け

いろわけ

classification

色っぽい

いろっぽい

amorous

色々あって

いろいろあって

what with this and that

色彩

しきさい

colour

色合い

いろあい

flavour

色素

しきそ

pigment

色調

しきちょう

color tone