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VocabJLPT N3

to dye

Ichidan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to dye
2. to colour

Means "to dye" something a color, such as fabric or hair. It can also be used figuratively to mean being influenced or changed by something, like being "colored" by an ideology. The object being dyed is marked with を, and the resulting color is often marked with に.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Nah, I'm just not feeling like dyeing my hair today.

Sentence 2

She was saying "dyeing it blue would change her whole mood."

Sentence 3

My brother said, "If you're dyeing your hair, that's on you."

Sentence 4

My senior warned me, "Don't over-dye this thread — it'll come out too dark."

Sentence 5

He was saying he wants to dye it blue.