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そめる
Kanji
染める / 初める
Verb
Japanese Meaning
色をつけること / 物事を始めること
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものやかみなどにいろをつけること。または何かをはじめること。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
染色；涂色；上色 / 开始；起始
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
染色；上色；著色 / 開始（古語用法）
Korean Meaning
염색하다 / 물들이다 / 시작하다
Vietnamese Meaning
nhuộm / tô màu / bắt đầu
Tagalog Meaning
magtina o kulayan / magsimula (makaluma)
Sense（1）
染める: to dye; to paint; to color
Sense（2）
初める: to start
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そめる
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My mother decided to dye an old shirt indigo.
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母は古いシャツを藍色にそめることにした。
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