染みる (しみる): to soak; pierce — Japanese vocabulary
染みる is read しみる and means "to soak; pierce". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
染みる
- Reading
- しみる · shimiru
- Translation
- to soak; pierce
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- しみるが
Example
彼は一人ぼっちになって寒さが骨に染みた。
かれはひとりぼっちになってさむさがほねにしみた。
He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone.
Kanji in this word
- 染 — dye, stain
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