JLPT N1 Grammar: まみれ (mamire)

Learn Japanese grammar: まみれ (mamire). Meaning: covered with; stained; smeared with.

This grammar point is similar to だらけ (darake), that something is ‘covered with’, ‘smeared with’, etc..

There is a kanji option (塗れ), but it is mostly used with the hiragana version.

Example A)

泥まみれ

doro mamire

covered in mud

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まみれ - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

ビーチへ行ったとき、砂まみれになって遊んだ。

砂だらけになって

biichi e itta toki, suna mamire ni natte asonda.

When I went to the beach, I got covered in sand while playing around.

Example #2

彼女は汗まみれになって、一生懸命バレーボールの練習をしている。

汗だらけになって・汗をいっぱいかいて

kanojo wa ase mamire ninatte, isshoukenmei bareebooru no renshuu wo shiteiru.

She's giving her all in volleyball practice and completely drenched in sweat.

Example #3

誰か救急車を呼んでください！この人が血まみれになって倒れている。

血だらけになって・血をいっぱい流して

dareka kyuukyuusha wo yonde kudasai! kono hito ga chi mamire ni natte taoreteiru.

Somebody call and ambulance! This person is collapsed and covered in blood.

Example #4

彼は借金まみれになったあげく破産してしまいました。

借金だらけになって

kare wa shakkin mamire ni natta ageku hasan shite shimaimashita.

As a result of having serious debt, he ended up filing bankruptcy.

Vocabulary List 語彙

Kanji 漢字	Kana カナ	English 英語
砂	すな	sand
汗	あせ	sweat
一生懸命	いっしょうけんめい	to do one's best in something
救急車	きゅうきゅうしゃ	ambulance
借金	しゃっきん	debt
破産	はさん	bankruptcy

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