染まる (そまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

染まる (そまる) means to become dyed / to be stained / to be influenced.

See example sentences below.

染まる at a glance

染まる

そまるsomaru

N1verb

to become dyed / to be stained / to be influenced

染まるそまるsomaruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to become dyed / to be stained / to be influenced

Example 1

服が赤い色に染まった。

Translation

The clothes became dyed red.

Example 2

彼の考えに染まってしまった。

Translation

I ended up being influenced by his ideas.