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湿気る (しける): to be damp, to be moist — Japanese vocabulary

湿気る is read しける and means "to be damp, to be moist". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

湿気る

Reading
しける · shikeru
Translation
to be damp, to be moist
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しけるがしけるが

Example

あらやだ、このお煎餅もう湿気ってる。

あらやだ、このおせんべいもうしけってる。

Yecch. This rice cracker is soggy.

Kanji in this word

  • 湿 — Damp, Wet, Moist
  • 気 — spirit, mood

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