しみる
shimiru
to soak (into)
- JLPT N1
- ichidan verb
- Common word
Other meanings
- 2. to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to bite (e.g. of the cold)
- 3. to be infected (e.g. with vice), to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice), to be influenced
The kanji in this word
This word is written in kana only.