This means something is fully covered in a bad, messy way. It shows something is dirty or in a sad state.
Noun + まみれPrimary
This means something is fully covered in a bad, messy way. It shows something is dirty or in a sad state.
公園で遊んでいた子供は、全身泥まみれになって帰ってきた。
The child who was playing in the park came home completely covered in mud.
長時間運動したので、シャツが汗まみれだ。
I exercised for a long time, so my shirt is soaked in sweat.
彼は若い頃に作った借金まみれの生活から抜け出せずにいる。
He is unable to escape the life of being deep in debt that he created when he was young.
倉庫の奥から出てきた箱は、ほこりまみれで何が入っているか分からなかった。
The box that came from the back of the warehouse was covered in dust, and I couldn't tell what was inside.
幸いなことに、事件現場で血まみれの被害者が発見されることはなかった。
Fortunately, a blood-covered victim was not discovered at the crime scene.
This word shows something is fully covered. It is usually something bad or messy. Think of being covered in mud. It feels much worse than just 'a lot of something'. It can even mean being covered in problems, like debt.
This is different from だらけ (darake). まみれ is for messy things like mud or blood. It means something is covered in it. だらけ is for many things scattered around. It can be good or bad. For example, many mistakes or many stars. ずくめ (zukume) means everything is one kind. Like all black clothes. It is not about being messy.
Don't use this when things are covered with separate items. For example, don't say "covered in stones." This word is for things like mud or blood. It is for things that spread out.
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