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染まる (そまる, somaru) Japanese meaning: be dyed | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 染まる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 染そ まる 染そ まらない Polite 染そ まります 染そ まりません Past polite 染そ まりました 染そ まりませんでした Past 染そ まった 染そ まらなかった Te-form 染そ まって 染そ まらないで Desire 染そ まりたい 染そ まりたくない Potential 染そ まれる 染そ まれない Passive 染そ まられる 染そ まられない Causative 染そ まらせる 染そ まらせない Causative passive 染そ まらせられる also 染そ まらされる 染そ まらせられない also 染そ まらされない Volitional 染そ まろう Polite volitional 染そ まりましょう Imperative 染そ まれ 染そ まるな Conditional 染そ まれば 染そ まらなければ Tara conditional 染そ まったら 染そ まらなかったら
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The white cloth was dyed a beautiful blue.
Usage patterns 〈 色いろ 〉 に 染そ まる to become dyed a certain color
The whole sky turned orange with the sunset.
〈 事こと 〉 に 染そ まる to become steeped in an idea, ideology, or way of thinking
He gradually became steeped in radical ideology.
〈 物もの 〉 に 染そ まる to be stained or colored by something
The white shirt was stained with blood.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 雰ふん 囲い 気き に 染そ まる to become influenced by and take on the atmosphere or style of a group/place
The new student quickly took on the atmosphere of that club.
Expressions 悪あく に 染そ まる to be steeped in vice; to become corrupted by evil 朱あけ に 染そ まる be covered in blood; welter in blood · turn red; become crimson Transitive / intransitive Related words 色づく describes a natural, gradual coloring (like leaves turning autumn colors), whereas 染まる more often implies something absorbing a dye or being thoroughly colored/influenced by an outside source.
汚れる means to become dirty or morally corrupted in a general sense, while 染まる (figurative) specifically emphasizes being deeply steeped in or permeated by a particular influence, often negative.
染まる literally means 'to be dyed' but is often used figuratively like かぶれる for being strongly influenced by an idea or environment, though 染まる can sound more neutral or even positive.
染まる describes the resulting state of becoming dyed, colored, or influenced, whereas 染みる focuses on the act of permeating, stinging, or being deeply felt.
Don't confuse with 染まる means to take on a color throughout (be dyed), while 染みる means for liquid or a smell to soak into or seep through something, or to sting; the two share the kanji 染 but describe different processes.
Written forms 染そ まる Usage 93%
そまる Usage 5%
染そま る Usage 2%
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Etymology From 染む (そむ, 'to dye') + ある (to be), indicating a state of being dyed. The kanji 染 carries the core meaning of dyeing or staining.
