noun
The process or act of dyeing fabric or other materials.
染物の技術を学ぶために京都へ行った。
I went to Kyoto to learn the art of dyeing.
この店では美しい染物を販売している。
This shop sells beautiful dyed goods.
染物を染め屋に預けた。
I left the goods to be dyed at the dyer's.
染め is a noun suffix or stem meaning 'dyeing' or 'dyed', often used in compounds like 藍染め (indigo dyeing), while 染物 refers more broadly to dyed goods or the craft.
染色 is a more technical term for dyeing, often used in scientific or industrial contexts, whereas 染物 is a common word for traditional or everyday dyeing and dyed items.
Compound of 染め (some, 'dyeing', the continuative form of 染める someru 'to dye') + 物 (mono, 'thing').