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色付く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
色づく
BOOST
Reading : いろづく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour)
2. to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden
3. to ripen; to grow ripe
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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色づく is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 108,000 (about 1,500,000 results)
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Example sentences:
この
さと
いつも
しも
りる
でしょう
なつ
わたし
くさ
いろ
づいていました

Does it always get frosty in this village? The grass I saw in the summer fields was changing colors.
やまやま
山々
あお
そら
はいけい
背景
あか
いろ
づいている

The mountains are red against the blue sky.
あか
いろ
づいてきている

The leaves are turning red.
色付く
BOOST
Reading : いろづく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 199,000 (about 264,000 results)
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ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
corner
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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