まみれ
まみれ
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mamireAdjectival, Descriptions
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
Covered or smeared all over with A, where A is something dirty or unpleasant. It is also used figuratively for being steeped in something bad, such as debt.
Conjugation
(A)N + まみれ: (A)N + まみれだ / まみれの + N / まみれになる
Examples
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子どもたちは泥まみれになって遊んでいた。
事故現場は血まみれだった。
整備士は油まみれの手で私に車のカギを渡した。
選手たちは汗まみれになって最後まで走り続けた。
彼女は涙まみれの顔で私に助けを求めた。
彼は借金まみれで、毎日返済に追われている。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 幸せまみれの生活
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 幸せずくめの生活
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: まみれ is only for negative or unpleasant things. For a state full of good things, use ずくめ.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 泥まみれな手
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 泥まみれの手
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: まみれ modifies a noun with の, not な.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: このレポートは間違いまみれだ。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: このレポートは間違いだらけだ。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: For many scattered items such as errors, use だらけ. まみれ suits things that coat or smear a surface, such as liquids and powders, or heavy negative states such as 借金まみれ.
Key points
Use it for a negative or unpleasant state. A is typically a substance such as 血、泥、汗、油、ほこり or 涙, and sometimes an abstract noun such as 借金 or 嘘. It is not used for good things (use ずくめ for those, e.g. いいことずくめ). Compared with だらけ, which stresses 'full of / lots of' (e.g. 間違いだらけ), まみれ stresses that a surface is coated or smeared.
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