表層形
白けん
シラケン
動詞
白けん (シラケン)
Shiraken · しらけん — to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.), to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere), to become subdued, to turn sour, to become unamused, to become bored, to become apathetic; to turn white, to fade (to white), to grow light (at dawn)
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白けん in rōmaji: shiraken.
動詞
一般
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📝 白ける 🔤 下一段-カ行 📐 終止形-撥音便
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
白けん
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
白ける
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| 読み (Reading) |
シラケン
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-カ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-撥音便
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
白けん
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| 読み・基本形 |
シラケル
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| 表記・基本形 |
白ける
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| 見出し語の読み |
シラケル
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💡 English Meaning
白けん means “to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.), to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere), to become subdued, to turn sour, to become unamused, to become bored, to become apathetic; to turn white, to fade (to white), to grow light (at dawn)” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
シラケン
Lemma: 白ける
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
白けます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
白けて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
白けた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
白けない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
白けましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
白けられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
白けられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
白けさせる
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The surface form (白けん) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (白ける) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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