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薄れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	薄うすれる	薄うすれない
Polite	薄うすれます	薄うすれません
Past polite	薄うすれました	薄うすれませんでした
Past	薄うすれた	薄うすれなかった
Te-form	薄うすれて	薄うすれないで
Desire	薄うすれたい	薄うすれたくない
Potential	薄うすれられるalso 薄うすれれる	薄うすれられないalso 薄うすれれない
Passive	薄うすれられる	薄うすれられない
Causative	薄うすれさせる	薄うすれさせない
Causative passive	薄うすれさせられる	薄うすれさせられない
Volitional	薄うすれよう
Polite volitional	薄うすれましょう
Imperative	薄うすれろ	薄うすれるな
Conditional	薄うすれれば	薄うすれなければ
Tara conditional	薄うすれたら	薄うすれなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

fade; become dim; grow faint

Describes something gradually losing intensity, clarity, or vividness. Often used for memories, colors, sounds, feelings, or consciousness.

時じ間かんが経たつにつれて、その記き憶おくは薄うすれていった。
As time passed, the memory faded.
薬くすりの効こう果かが薄うすれてきた。
The effect of the medicine is wearing off.

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Usage patterns

記き憶おくが〈動どう詞し〉for a memory to fade
昔むかしの記き憶おくが少すこしずつ薄うすれていく。
My old memories are gradually fading away.
意い識しきが〈動どう詞し〉for consciousness to fade (e.g. become groggy or pass out)
事じ故こで頭あたまを打うって意い識しきが薄うすれた。
I hit my head in the accident and my consciousness started to fade.
色いろが〈動どう詞し〉for a color to fade
日にっ光こうで写しゃ真しんの色いろが薄うすれてしまった。
The photo's colors have faded from sunlight.
印いん象しょうが〈動どう詞し〉for an impression to fade
時じ間かんが経たつと最さい初しょの印いん象しょうが薄うすれる。
As time passes, the first impression fades.
〈時とき〉とともに〈動どう詞し〉to fade with the passage of time
悲かなしみは時じ間かんとともに薄うすれていくものだ。
Sadness is something that fades with time.

Kanji

薄dilute, thin, weak (tea)

Related words· 7

薄うすらぐ
薄らぐ and 薄れる both mean 'to fade' or 'grow faint', but 薄らぐ is less common and often used for physical thinning like fog or pain, while 薄れる is the more general, more frequent word for fading memories, colors, or feelings.
弱よわまるN2
弱まる means 'to weaken' in a general sense (e.g. wind, strength), while 薄れる specifically describes something losing clarity or vividness, like a memory or color.
消きえるN5
消える means 'to vanish completely', a stronger endpoint than 薄れる, which describes a gradual, partial fading that may not disappear entirely.
薄うすまるN2
薄れる and 薄まる both mean 'to fade/weaken', but 薄れる is preferred for abstract things like memories or feelings, while 薄まる is more common for concrete concentration such as taste or color.

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褪あせるN1
薄れる means to become faint or thin (of memory, awareness, etc.), whereas 褪せる specifically stresses the loss of original vividness or brightness.
冷さめるN3
薄れる describes feelings or memories gradually fading, while 冷める specifically describes passion or interest cooling off after being intense.
和やわらぐN1
薄れる describes something (a feeling, memory, or color) fading or weakening over time, while 和らぐ describes intensity becoming gentler without necessarily disappearing.

Opposites

深ふかまるN2
深まる means something becomes deeper or more intense, while 薄れる means it fades or grows faint, the opposite direction of change.

Word family

薄うすれ行ゆく
fade; become dim; grow faint

Written forms

薄うすれるUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling; the only form given.
うすれるUsage9%

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 薄い (usui, 'thin, pale') with the verb-forming suffix 〜れる, indicating a change of state. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Heian period.