Word Meaning 染め

そめ some

染め is read as そめ (some) and means dyeing.

Meaning

English

  1. dyeing
  2. printing

Reading

Kana

そめ

Romaji

some

Writing Variants

  • そめ some

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 15932 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

染み

しみ

spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot)

染色

せんしょく

dyed colour (color)

染める

そめる

to dye

染まる

そまる

to be dyed

染みる

しみる

to feel keenly

染色体

せんしょくたい

chromosome

染料

せんりょう

dyes

染まり具合

そまりぐあい

effect of dyeing

染織

せんしょく

dyeing and weaving

染み込む

しみこむ

to soak into

染色分体

せんしょくぶんたい

chromatid

染出す

そめだす

to dye

Example Sentences

10

このぬのをあおくそめた。

I dyed this cloth blue.

かのじょはでんとうてきながらできものをそめている。

She is dyeing a kimono with a traditional pattern.

Have you ever dyed your hair?

Tom dyed his hair.

I've got my hair dyed black.

Tom dyed his hair black.

Tom dyed his hair brown.

I'm not able to remove the indigo dye in my hair!

The cloth was dyed bright red.

Wool dyes nicely.