湿
damp, wet, moist
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
20 of 91- 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
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.