てをそめる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
手を染める

Etymology

From () (te, hand) + (o) + ()める (someru, to color). Literally, "to color one's hand (with)".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [te̞ o̞ so̞me̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

そめる • (te o someruichidan (stem てをそめ (te o some), past てをそめた (te o someta))

  1. (idiomatic) to become involved (with)
    (はん)(ざい)()()める
    hanzai ni te o someru
    to become involved in crime

Conjugation

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