JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
青ざめる
To turn pale from fear, shock, or illness.
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Other forms
青ざめます polite form
青ざめた plain past
青ざめて te-form
Ichidan Verb (intransitive)
To turn pale
Describes the face draining of color and becoming pale or bluish, typically triggered by intense fear, shock, or sudden illness.
Example
その 知らせ を 聞い て 、 彼女 は さっと 青ざめ た 。
Hearing that news, she instantly turned pale.
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