JLPT N1 Grammar: まみれ (mamire)

JLPT N1 Grammar: まみれ (mamire)

Meaning: covered in

How to use the: Noun + まみれ

Explain:
Use only with liquids (blood, sweat, mud …) or powder, fine particles (dust, powder, sand ….) so with words like 傷 (wound), 間 違 い (wrong ), 借 金 (debt) must be used with ～ だ ら け
Must be fully covered and covered to use ～ ま み れ, in other cases ～ だ ら け
Describe the fouling that fills the surface

Example sentences:
1, 子供たちは汗まみれになっても気にせずに遊んでいる。
kodomo-tachi wa ase-mamire ni natte mo ki ni sezu ni asonde iru.
Kids are playing without worrying about getting sweaty.

2, みんなは汗まみれの泥だらけで、体があちこち痛んだ。
minna wa ase mamire no doro darake de, karada ga achikochi itanda.
Everyone was sweaty, aching and covered in earth.

3, あの仏像は何年も放っておかれたので、ほこりまみれだ。
ano butsuzō wa nan-nen mo hanatte oka retanode, hokori-mamireda.
That Buddha image has been left alone for many years, so it’s dusty.

4, 彼女の服は破れて泥まみれだった。
kanojo no fuku wa yaburete doromamire datta.
Her clothes were torn and muddy.

5, 犯行現場には血まみれのナイフが残されていた。
hankō genba ni wa chimamire no naifu ga nokosa rete ita.
A bloody knife was left at the crime scene.