沁
沁

penetrate, soak in

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シン

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し.みる

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しみじみ沁み沁み染み染み沁沁Adverb～と AdverbOnomatopoeicUsually kanaFreq #5890
1

keenly; deeply; fully; heartily; seriously; earnestly

Examples
その悲しい話は彼女にしみじみと感じられた。
The sad story came home to her.
2

calmly; quietly; softly

3

fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

染み込む沁み込むしみこむ浸み込む滲み込むIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #11257
1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

Examples
雨は服にしみ込んだ。
The rain soaked through my clothes.
2

to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled; to be embedded; to be impressed

しみる染みる沁みる滲みる浸みる泌みるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #11771
1

to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate

Examples
彼の忠告が骨身に染みた。
His advice cut me to the quick.
2

染みる／沁みる only

to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge

Examples
石けんが目にしみました。
The soap hurt my eyes.
3

to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to be influenced

4

to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

染み付く染みつく沁みつく染み着く染着く沁み着く染付く沁み付くしみつくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15893
1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

身にしみる身に染みる身に沁みるみにしみるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #18043
1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart

2

to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

Examples
冷たい風が彼のコートを通して身にしみた。
The cold wind cut through his coat.
染み渡るしみわたる沁み渡るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #19726
1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

Examples
くーっ、ビールが五臓六腑にしみわたる。やっぱり仕事の後はビールだね。
Ahhh! Feel that beer seep into every fiber of my being. Yep, nothing beats a cold one after work.
染み入るしみ入る沁み入る染入るしみいるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #34318
1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

骨身にしみる骨身に沁みる骨身に染みるほねみにしみるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #54629
1

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to hit home to one

2

to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)

染みとおる染み透る染み通るしみとおる沁み透るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #79461
1

to soak through

Examples
雨が私のレインコートの下までしみとおった。
The rain penetrated my raincoat.
2

to be deeply impressed

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