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Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.みる
にじ.む

Common Words

滲む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #3843
1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed; to blot

Examples
ドレスを洗ったら色がにじんだ
The color ran when the dress was washed.
2

to blur; to blot; to be blurred

3

to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

4

to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.); to reveal itself

んとう
滲透
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #8010
1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion

Examples
日本からの輸入製品がアメリカの消費者市場に浸透するには長い時間がかかった。
It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.
2

permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; percolation

3

Chemistry; Biology

osmosis

沁み込む
みこ
浸み込む
滲み込む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #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

染みる
沁みる
滲みる
浸みる
泌みる
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #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

滲み出る
じみで
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #13137
1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out

Examples
人柄がにじみ出ている
His true character is starting to show through.
2

to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

みわた
沁み渡る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #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.
しみ出す
滲み出す
みだ
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #26322
1

to ooze (out); to seep

染み出る
みで
滲み出る
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #40882
1

to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through

骨身に沁みる
骨身に染みる
ほねみにしみる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #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)

滲出
んしゅつ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #119168
1

Chemistry

infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction

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