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Sample Sentence with 赤味

赤味 (akami: a tinge of red)     red + a touch of

The sentence below actually presents the following spinoff word:

赤味掛 (akamiga(karu): to be tinged red)
     red + tinge of + to depend

彼女は赤味掛かった髪の毛をしている。それで「にんじん」というあだながついている。
Kanojo wa akamigakatta kami no ke o shite iru. Sorede “ninjin” to iu adana ga tsuite iru.
She has reddish hair. That’s where she gets the nickname “Carrot.”

彼女 (kanojo: she)     he + woman
髪の毛 (kami no ke: hair)
     hair + hair
にんじん (ninjin: carrot)
あだな (adana: nickname)

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