How to Say ‘It fades beautifully.’ in Japanese
色落ちがきれいです。
iroochi ga kirei desu
[ee-roh-OH-chee ga kirei dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Denim fans in Japan prize a good fade pattern as a sign of quality and wear history. Here きれい means "attractive" rather than "clean."
Phrase Breakdown
色落ちが
iroochi ga
the fading (subject)
色落ち (iroochi) means 'color fading', marked as the subject by が.
色落ちが早いです。
It fades quickly.
Words in this phrase
色落ち
iroochi
[ee-roh-OH-chee]
fading (of color)
The way dye fades with wear and washing; prized in raw denim.
ジーンズの色落ちが楽しみです。
I look forward to my jeans fading.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
きれいです。
kirei desu
is beautiful
きれい means 'beautiful / clean'. です makes it polite.
この部屋はきれいです。
This room is clean.
Words in this phrase
きれい
kirei
[kirei]
beautiful
Means beautiful, clean, or pretty; often used for elegant plays in sports too.
すごくきれいなシュートだった。
It was a very beautiful shot.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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