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染み入る (しみいる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

染しみ入いる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

soak into; seep into; permeate

Describes liquid soaking deeply into a material, or a feeling/sensation penetrating one's heart or mind. Often used figuratively for emotions or cold.

See also: 染み込む

雨あめが地じ面めんに染しみ入いる。
The rain soaks into the ground.

彼かれの優やさしい言こと葉ばが心こころに染しみ入いった。

His kind words sank deep into my heart.

Written forms

染しみ入いるUsage38%
Standard kanji spelling.
しみ入いるUsage36%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
沁しみ入いるUsage12%
Alternate kanji for 染み; less common.
しみいるUsage12%
染しみ入いるUsage2%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used.

Kanji

染dye, color, paint
入enter, insert
沁penetrate, soak in

Similar words

染しみ込こむ
染み込む also means 'to soak into' but often implies a more thorough or persistent absorption, while 染み入る can emphasize a gradual, deep penetration, especially in figurative uses.

Etymology

Compound of 染み (stem of 染みる, 'to soak in') + 入る ('to enter'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the spelling 沁み入る uses a less common kanji for the same root.