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染み出る (しみでる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

染しみ出でる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

ooze out; exude; seep through

Describes liquid, moisture, or a quality gradually emerging from inside something. Often used for sweat, oil, or figurative emotions.

See also: にじみ出る

傷きず口ぐちから血ちが染しみ出でている。
Blood is oozing from the wound.
彼かれの

言こと

葉ば

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は

優やさ

し

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が

染し

み

出で

て

い

た

。

Kindness seeped through his words.

Written forms

染しみ出でるUsage26%
Standard kanji spelling for oozing or seeping out.
しみ出でるUsage53%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
しみでるUsage21%
滲しみ出でる
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 滲; rarely used in modern writing.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
染dye, color, paint
滲imbued with

Similar words

にじみ出でる
Similar meaning but often implies a slower, blurrier spread, like ink bleeding on paper. 染み出る focuses more on oozing or seeping out from a source.

Etymology

Compound of 染み (stain, seepage) and 出る (to come out). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of oozing or seeping.