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湿

damp, wet, moist

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • シツ
  • シュウ

Kun'yomi

  • しめ.る
  • しめ.す
  • うるお.う
  • うるお.す

Meaning

湿 centers on the presence of moisture: something damp, wet, or moist. The idea covers both the state of being wet and the process of becoming moist.

Most common words using 湿

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  • 湿るしめる
    N3

    to become damp; to become moist; to become wet

  • 湿度しつど
    N3

    humidity

  • 湿しつ

    moisture; humidity; dampness

  • 湿気しっけ
    N3

    moisture; humidity; dampness

  • 湿地しっち

    damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

  • 加湿かしつ

    humidification

  • 陰湿いんしつ

    malicious; spiteful; vicious; wicked; devious; underhanded; sly

  • 湿布しっぷ

    (wet) compress; poultice; fomentation

  • 湿原しつげん

    marshy grassland; wetlands

  • 湿疹しっしん
    N2

    eczema; rash

  • 多湿たしつ
    N1

    high humidity

  • 湿潤しつじゅん

    damp; moist; humid

  • 吸湿きゅうしつ

    moisture absorbing

  • 湿式しっしき

    wet (process)

  • 湿性しっせい

    wet (pleurisy)

  • 湿っぽいしめっぽい
    N1

    damp; humid; wet

  • 湿り気しめりけ

    moisture

  • 湿りしめり

    dampness; humidity; moisture

  • 防湿ぼうしつ

    damp proofing; moisture proofing

  • 除湿じょしつ

    dehumidification

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Study

Etymology

湿 is the modern Japanese simplified form of 濕. The older form combines 氵 (water) with 㬎 (which likely contributed the sound), expressing dampness or moisture. The modern right side 显 is a simplification.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 on the left and a sun 日 over a container 业 on the right: picture the sun heating water in a container, making the air damp and moist.

Reading mnemonic

For シツ, imagine a wet sheet hanging in the damp air: sheet -> シツ, and the moisture soaks through.