Meaning

Primary

To Be Dyed

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

If 染める is "to dye," then this is to be dyed. You aren't doing the dying, because you know that if you did it you would have done things right, unlike the other person who dyed your hair. This person marred (まる) it up really bad.

Reading

そまる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as 染める.

Context

Context Sentences

子供たちがこの悪い環境に染まってしまうことを心配してるのよ。

I’m worried that our kids will be tainted by this bad environment.

Kanji Composition