Japanese

める

にしめる
Meaning: to boil thoroughly with soy sauce; to become deeply stained
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 煮染める 煮染めない
Polite 煮染めます 煮染めません
Past 煮染めた 煮染めなかった
Polite + Past 煮染めました 煮染めませんでした
Te-form 煮染めて 煮染めなくて
Potential 煮染められる 煮染められない
Passive 煮染められる 煮染められない
Causative 煮染めさせる 煮染めさせない
Imperative 煮染めろ 煮染めるな

Handwriting

煮
染
め
る

Example

Boil the daikon radish in soy sauce until it turns black and the flavor soaks in.

Usage Notes

Refers to simmering food so that the broth deeply penetrates it. Also used metaphorically for things stained or darkened over time, as if boiled in soy sauce.

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