Vocabulary

What does 染める (そめる, someru) mean?

染める (そめる, someru) means to dye.

Quick facts
Readingそめる
Romajisomeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そめる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsomeru

to dye

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to dye; to colour; to color

Example sentences

  • She dyed her hair brown.

  • When autumn comes, the whole mountain is dyed in autumn colors.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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