JLPT N1 · Verb

染みる (shimiru)

染みる (しみる, shimiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to soak (into); to permeate”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しみる
Romaji: shimiru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to soak (into); to permeate; to seep (in); to penetrate; to pierce · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge; to bite (e.g. of the cold); to be irritated (by) · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · esp. 沁みる
to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice); to be influenced · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to feel keenly; to make a deep impression; to sink into (e.g. one's mind); to be moved · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼は一人ぼっちになって寒さが骨に染みた。

He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone.

Tatoeba #109958

石けんが目にしみました。

The soap hurt my eyes.

Tatoeba #142358

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 染みる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	染みる	しみる shimiru
Polite (~masu)	染みます	しみます shimimasu
Negative	染みない	しみない shiminai
Polite negative	染みません	しみません shimimasen
Past	染みた	しみた shimita
Polite past	染みました	しみました shimimashita
Negative past	染みなかった	しみなかった shiminakatta
Te-form	染みて	しみて shimite
Potential	染みられる	しみられる shimirareru
Passive	染みられる	しみられる shimirareru
Causative	染みさせる	しみさせる shimisaseru
Volitional	染みよう	しみよう shimiyou
Imperative	染みろ	しみろ shimiro
Conditional (~ba)	染みれば	しみれば shimireba

Kanji in 染みる

染

dye, color, paintセン・そ.める・そ.まる · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 染みる.

汚染おせんpollution伝染でんせんcontagion感染かんせんinfection染まるそまるto be dyed染めるそめるto dye

Source: JMdict entry 1391120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.