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    3. 黄ばむ

    黄ばむ

    黄きば​む​

    to turn yellow

    KMT10News #47+1Verb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab19 strokes

    きばむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to turn yellow, to become tinged with yellow, to yellow (with age)

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    古ふるい紙かみが黄きばんでいる。

    The old paper has yellowed.

    KMT8Daily Life
    長なが年ねん使つかった歯ハブラシの毛け先さきが黄きばんでしまった。

    The bristles of the toothbrush I've used for many years have yellowed.

    KMT10Daily Life
    彼かれの古ふるい日にっ記きは、ページが黄きばみ、インクも薄うすれていた。

    The pages of his old diary had yellowed, and the ink had faded.

    KMT10LiteratureHistory
    秋あきになると、木この葉はが黄きばんで落おち始はじめる。

    In autumn, the leaves of the trees turn yellow and begin to fall.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    日ひ焼やけした肌はだが少すこし黄きばんで見みえる。

    My tanned skin looks a little yellowish.

    KMT10Daily LifeFashion & Beauty

    Characters that make up this word

    黄
    き・こ-…(4)
    yellow
    Kanji
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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