JLPT N1 · Verb

浸す (hitasu)

浸す (ひたす, hitasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to soak; to dip”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ひたす
Romaji
hitasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse · godan verb, transitive
  2. to moisten; to wet · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
The bird dipped its head into the water.

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

Conjugation of 浸す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary浸すひたす hitasu
Polite (~masu)浸しますひたします hitashimasu
Negative浸さないひたさない hitasanai
Polite negative浸しませんひたしません hitashimasen
Past浸したひたした hitashita
Polite past浸しましたひたしました hitashimashita
Negative past浸さなかったひたさなかった hitasanakatta
Te-form浸してひたして hitashite
Potential浸せるひたせる hitaseru
Passive浸されるひたされる hitasareru
Causative浸させるひたさせる hitasaseru
Volitional浸そうひたそう hitasou
Imperative浸せひたせ hitase
Conditional (~ba)浸せばひたせば hitaseba

Kanji in 浸す

Source: JMdict entry 1362560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.