じゅく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, intransitive)
Verb (す, intransitive)
1. to ripen; to mature
2. to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
3. to be in common use; to come to sound natural
4. to become skilled
Pitch accent
じゅ
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
for the time to be ripe
Examples (3 in total)
The apples will be ripe soon.
She watched the gardens grow, and she watched the apples turn red and ripen.
Cherries are ripe in June or July.