染める (someru)
染める (そめる, someru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to dye; to colour”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- そめる
- Romaji
- someru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to dye; to colour; to color · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 染める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 染める | そめる someru |
| Polite (~masu) | 染めます | そめます somemasu |
| Negative | 染めない | そめない somenai |
| Polite negative | 染めません | そめません somemasen |
| Past | 染めた | そめた someta |
| Polite past | 染めました | そめました somemashita |
| Negative past | 染めなかった | そめなかった somenakatta |
| Te-form | 染めて | そめて somete |
| Potential | 染められる | そめられる somerareru |
| Passive | 染められる | そめられる somerareru |
| Causative | 染めさせる | そめさせる somesaseru |
| Volitional | 染めよう | そめよう someyou |
| Imperative | 染めろ | そめろ somero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 染めれば | そめれば somereba |
Kanji in 染める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 染める.
Source: JMdict entry 1391160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.