〜まみれ
N1mamire
covered in; smeared with
Formation
Noun + まみれ
Chinese meanings
沾满;满是
Chinese formation
名词+まみれ
Chinese usage
表示泥、汗、血等沾满全身,或被债务等缠身。
Chinese notes
常用于令人不快的状态。
Examples
- 子どもたちは泥まみれになって、日が暮れるまで遊んでいた。The children played until sundown, getting covered in mud.孩子们浑身沾满泥,一直玩到天黑。
- 救助隊員は汗まみれになりながら、がれきの中を捜索し続けた。Drenched in sweat, the rescue workers kept searching through the rubble.救援人员浑身是汗,仍继续在瓦砾中搜寻。
- 彼は事業に失敗して以来、借金まみれの生活を送っている。Ever since his business failed, he has been living a life buried in debt.自从生意失败后,他一直过着债台高筑的生活。
Notes
Something (mud, blood, sweat, oil, dust, debt) sticks all over. Compare だらけ (lots of scattered things, even mistakes) and ずくめ (entirely, can be positive).
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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mamire');
{
"id": "mamire",
"pattern": "〜まみれ",
"romaji": "mamire",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "covered in; smeared with",
"formation": "Noun + まみれ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "子どもたちは泥まみれになって、日が暮れるまで遊んでいた。",
"furigana": "{子|こ}どもたちは{泥|どろ}まみれになって、{日|ひ}が{暮|く}れるまで{遊|あそ}んでいた。",
"en": "The children played until sundown, getting covered in mud."
},
{
"ja": "救助隊員は汗まみれになりながら、がれきの中を捜索し続けた。",
"furigana": "{救助|きゅうじょ}{隊員|たいいん}は{汗|あせ}まみれになりながら、がれきの{中|なか}を{捜索|そうさく}し{続|つづ}けた。",
"en": "Drenched in sweat, the rescue workers kept searching through the rubble."
},
{
"ja": "彼は事業に失敗して以来、借金まみれの生活を送っている。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{事業|じぎょう}に{失敗|しっぱい}して{以来|いらい}、{借金|しゃっきん}まみれの{生活|せいかつ}を{送|おく}っている。",
"en": "Ever since his business failed, he has been living a life buried in debt."
}
],
"tags": [
"state",
"degree"
],
"notes": "Something (mud, blood, sweat, oil, dust, debt) sticks all over. Compare だらけ (lots of scattered things, even mistakes) and ずくめ (entirely, can be positive).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "8c9ca08f43881b57f784203060ec3db9aba9efb192f0f3e184ae02676e3ea55c",
"meanings": [
"沾满",
"满是"
],
"formation": "名词+まみれ",
"explanation": "表示泥、汗、血等沾满全身,或被债务等缠身。",
"notes": "常用于令人不快的状态。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "子どもたちは泥まみれになって、日が暮れるまで遊んでいた。",
"zh": "孩子们浑身沾满泥,一直玩到天黑。"
},
{
"ja": "救助隊員は汗まみれになりながら、がれきの中を捜索し続けた。",
"zh": "救援人员浑身是汗,仍继续在瓦砾中搜寻。"
},
{
"ja": "彼は事業に失敗して以来、借金まみれの生活を送っている。",
"zh": "自从生意失败后,他一直过着债台高筑的生活。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#mamire",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "3f2a10daeb2182658238f03fd5574b9969b3f13e278a56f45acfef4b4f5395d5"
}
}