also: あせみづく
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
Describes a state of being completely soaked in sweat, often from physical exertion or heat. Similar to 汗だく but with a slightly more literary or emphatic feel.
See also: 汗だく
Working at the construction site in summer, I became drenched with sweat.
He finished running, sweaty all over.
Common spelling using kana for the suffix part, widely used and unambiguous.
Kanji spelling with full okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Variant with historical kana usage づ; rarely used in modern writing.
Irregular okurigana usage; the suffix is written without the final く, which is non-standard.
Compound of 汗 (あせ, 'sweat') and みずく, a suffix meaning 'soaked' or 'drenched', likely from 水漬く (みずく, 'soaked in water'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the form emphasizes thorough wetness.