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染まる

そまる

to be dyed, to be tainted

Mnemonic

Water and a tree between them, and the colour goes the whole way through rather than sitting on the surface. So そ, more まる of it than you ever put in. Hemp takes it well: そまる.

Worth knowing

染める そめる is you dyeing something. 染まる is it taking the colour, and both of them do being tainted by the company you keep.

Built from

dye, stain
氵 water and 木 a tree, which between them is where dye came from. The colour goes the whole way through.

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