まみれ
(Mamire)
smeared / covered with (often messy or unpleasant).
Connection rules
- ＋Noun (usually liquid / powder / unpleasant substance) + まみれ.
- ＋Physical coating / smearing — always negative or messy.
- ＋Common: 泥 ('mud'), 血 ('blood'), ほこり ('dust'), 汗 ('sweat'), 油 ('oil').
Examples
1.
子供は泥まみれになって遊んでいた。
Kodomo wa doromamire ni na te ason de i ta.
The child was playing, covered in mud.
「smeared / covered with (often messy or unpleasant)」
2.
彼のシャツは血まみれだった。
Kare no shatsu wa chimamire da ta.
His shirt was covered with blood.
「smeared / covered with (often messy or unpleasant)」
Practice
His clothes were covered in mud from repairing the car in the rain.
雨の中で車を修理していたので、服が___になってしまった。
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