染む

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
沁む
浸む
滲む

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕimɯ̟]

Verb

() • (shimuintransitive godan (stem () (shimi), past ()んだ (shinda))

  1. to blur, to spread
    Synonym: 滲む (nijimu)
  2. to be dyed
    Synonym: 染まる (somaru)
  3. to fall in love with
    Synonym: 心を寄せる (kokoro o yoseru)
Conjugation

Verb

() • (shimuintransitive nidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of 染みる (shimiru)
Conjugation

Verb

() • (shimutransitive nidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of 染める (shimeru)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
し > じ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Sound change from () (shimu) above. The shimu changes to jimu as an instance of rendaku ((れん)(だく)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑimɯ̟]

Verb

() • (-jimunidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of 染みる (-jimiru)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
し > しゅ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Sound change from () (shimu) above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨmɯ̟]

Verb

(しゅ) • (shumuintransitive godan (stem (しゅ) (shumi), past (しゅ)んだ (shunda))

(archaic or dialectal, especially Kansai)

  1. to ache, to sting, to hurt
    Synonym: 染みる (shimiru)
  2. to be lively, to reach a climax
  3. to become gloomy, to become depressed
  4. to become unkempt, to become dirty
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [so̞mɯ̟]

Verb

() • (somuintransitive godan (stem () (somi), past ()んだ (sonda))

  1. to be stained, to be dyed
    Synonym: 染まる (somaru)
  2. to be influenced by
  3. (often in the negative) to resonate with
  4. to become infected, to catch
    Synonym: 感染する (kansen suru)
Conjugation

Verb

() • (somutransitive nidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of 染める (someru)
Conjugation