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How to say 'Dye' in Japanese | 染める

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The Japanese word for Dye is 'Someru', written as 染める in Japanese.'Dye' in hiragana is そめる.

    Meaning

    Dye

    Reading

    そめる

    someru

    Kanji

    Dye

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '染める (そめる)' means 'to dye'. It is used to describe the action of coloring or staining something, such as fabric, hair, or other materials. This verb is often used in contexts related to fashion, art, or personal grooming. For example: She dyed her hair red「彼女は髪を赤く染めた」(かのじょはかみをあかくそめた). I dyed the fabric blue「布を青く染めた」(ぬのをあおくそめた). The verb can also be used metaphorically to describe something being deeply influenced or imbued with a particular quality, such as 'the sky was dyed with the colors of sunset'「空が夕焼けの色に染まった」(そらがゆうやけのいろにそまった).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    5956

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 染める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Dye

Hiragana in the Word 染める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Me
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 染める Through the Kanji

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'Someru' means 'Dye' .

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