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〜まみれ

N1
mamire

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。
    The children played until sundown, getting covered in mud.
    孩子们浑身沾满泥,一直玩到天黑。
  • 救きゅう助じょ隊たい員いんは汗あせまみれになりながら、がれきの中なかを捜そう索さくし続つづけた。
    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。
  • 彼かれは事じ業ぎょうに失しっ敗ぱいして以い来らい、借しゃっ金きんまみれの生せい活かつを送おくっている。
    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"
  }
}