godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be submerged; be soaked; soak in
Only when written 浸かる
Intransitive: the subject is in liquid or covered by liquid. Common with water, baths, floods, and items soaking in water.
肩まで湯船に浸かった。
I soaked in the bathtub up to my shoulders.
大雨で床下まで水に浸かった。
Because of the heavy rain, the water rose high enough to submerge the area under the floor.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be pickled; be well seasoned
Only when written 漬かる
Used especially of pickles or marinated foods after salt, vinegar, miso, sauce, or other seasoning has penetrated them. The spelling 漬かる is the normal kanji for this sense.
きゅうりがいい具合に漬かった。
The cucumbers have pickled nicely.
この大根はまだ浅くしか漬かっていない。
This daikon is only lightly pickled so far.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be immersed in; be steeped in; be absorbed in a condition
Only when written 浸かる
Figurative use for being deeply caught up in a state, lifestyle, or environment, often with どっぷり or in the set metaphor ぬるま湯に浸かる.
彼は都会の便利さにどっぷり浸かっている。
He is completely immersed in the conveniences of city life.
ぬるま湯に浸かっていると、成長の機会を逃す。
If you stay in a comfortable rut, you miss chances to grow.