1.
to turn color, to change color
For leaves, fruit, or other things to change color, especially referring to autumn foliage or ripening fruit.
秋になると、銀杏並木が黄色く色づく。
In autumn, the ginkgo trees turn yellow.
紅葉が色づき始めた。
The autumn leaves have started to change color.
トマトが赤く色づいた。
The tomatoes have turned red.
TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞 (intransitive). Pattern: Xが色づく.
ASPECT: ている indicates a state of having changed color.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 葉が色づく (leaves change color)
- 紅葉が色づく (autumn foliage turns color)
- 赤く色づく (to turn red)
- 黄色く色づく (to turn yellow)
SEASON: This verb is particularly associated with autumn (秋) when describing foliage.