～だらけ

だらけ

suffix

covered in ~; full of ~ (negative)

1. covered in ~; full of ~; riddled with ~

Attaches to nouns to indicate being covered in or full of something undesirable. Almost always carries a negative connotation. Functions as a no-adjective when modifying nouns.

手(て)が泥(どろ)だらけだ。

My hands are covered in mud.

このレポートは間違(まちが)いだらけで出(だ)せない。

This report is full of mistakes, so I can't submit it.

公園(こうえん)で遊(あそ)んで帰(かえ)ってきた子供(こども)は、服(ふく)が砂(すな)だらけになっていた。

The child who came back from playing in the park had clothes covered in sand.

Forms

Attaches directly to nouns: noun + だらけ

泥(どろ)だらけ (covered in mud)
傷(きず)だらけ (covered in scratches)
間違(まちが)いだらけ (full of mistakes)
血(ち)だらけ (covered in blood)

When modifying a noun, use の: 傷(きず)だらけの車(くるま) (a car covered in scratches).

Similar words

～だらけ vs. ～まみれ: Both mean "covered in," but ～まみれ is limited to physical substances (血(ち)まみれ, 汗(あせ)まみれ) and cannot be used with abstract nouns. ～だらけ works with both physical and abstract things (間違(まちが)いだらけ, 借金(しゃっきん)だらけ).
～だらけ vs. ～ばかり: ～ばかり means "nothing but" without the negative nuance. ～だらけ always implies the situation is undesirable.

Common collocations

傷(きず)だらけ (covered in scratches/wounds)
埃(ほこり)だらけ (covered in dust)
嘘(うそ)だらけ (full of lies)
借金(しゃっきん)だらけ (riddled with debt)

general

Added 2026.3.21 19:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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