汗(あせ)まみれ

あせまみれ

noun, no-adjective

soaked in sweat; drenched with sweat

health descriptive

1. soaked in sweat; drenched with sweat; covered in perspiration

The state of being thoroughly covered or soaked in sweat, typically from physical exertion or heat.

汗(あせ)まみれで帰(かえ)ってきた。

I came home drenched in sweat.

練習(れんしゅう)が終(お)わると、みんな汗(あせ)まみれだった。

When practice ended, everyone was soaked in sweat.

汗(あせ)まみれのシャツを脱(ぬ)いで、シャワーを浴(あ)びた。

I took off my sweat-soaked shirt and took a shower.

A vivid descriptive word using the suffix まみれ, which indicates being covered or smeared with something (usually unpleasant). Used frequently to describe the aftermath of exercise, sports, or working in heat.

Common collocations

汗(あせ)まみれになる: to become drenched in sweat
汗(あせ)まみれの顔(かお): sweat-drenched face
汗(あせ)まみれのシャツ: sweat-soaked shirt

RELATED ～まみれ EXPRESSIONS:

泥(どろ)まみれ: covered in mud
血(ち)まみれ: covered in blood
埃(ほこり)まみれ: covered in dust
借金(しゃっきん)まみれ: buried in debt (figurative use)

Similar words

汗(あせ)だく: dripping with sweat — emphasizes the dripping aspect
汗(あせ)びっしょり: soaked with sweat — more colloquial

Related Words

Related: 泥(どろ)まみれ (covered in mud)

Related: 血(ち)まみれ (covered in blood)

Related: 埃(ほこり)まみれ (covered in dust)

Related: 砂(すな)まみれ (covered in sand)

general

Added 2026.4.8 5:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

22500/22902_asemamire