I Love Kanji滲む (nijimu)
滲む (にじむ, nijimu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to run (of liquid); to spread”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- にじむ
- Romaji
- nijimu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed; to blot · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to blur; to blot; to be blurred · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.); to reveal itself · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 滲む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 滲む | にじむ nijimu |
| Polite (~masu) | 滲みます | にじみます nijimimasu |
| Negative | 滲まない | にじまない nijimanai |
| Polite negative | 滲みません | にじみません nijimimasen |
| Past | 滲んだ | にじんだ nijinda |
| Polite past | 滲みました | にじみました nijimimashita |
| Negative past | 滲まなかった | にじまなかった nijimanakatta |
| Te-form | 滲んで | にじんで nijinde |
| Potential | 滲める | にじめる nijimeru |
| Passive | 滲まれる | にじまれる nijimareru |
| Causative | 滲ませる | にじませる nijimaseru |
| Volitional | 滲もう | にじもう nijimou |
| Imperative | 滲め | にじめ nijime |
| Conditional (~ba) | 滲めば | にじめば nijimeba |
Kanji in 滲む
Source: JMdict entry 1568800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.