湿しめる

also: しとる

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湿る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	湿しめる	湿しめらない
Polite	湿しめります	湿しめりません
Past polite	湿しめりました	湿しめりませんでした
Past	湿しめった	湿しめらなかった
Te-form	湿しめって	湿しめらないで
Desire	湿しめりたい	湿しめりたくない
Potential	湿しめれる	湿しめれない
Passive	湿しめられる	湿しめられない
Causative	湿しめらせる	湿しめらせない
Causative passive	湿しめらせられるalso 湿しめらされる	湿しめらせられないalso 湿しめらされない
Volitional	湿しめろう
Polite volitional	湿しめりましょう
Imperative	湿しめれ	湿しめるな
Conditional	湿しめれば	湿しめらなければ
Tara conditional	湿しめったら	湿しめらなかったら

Pairs with湿らす

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

become damp; be moist; become wet

Intransitive verb for something taking on moisture or being in a damp state. Often appears as 湿っている for an existing state.

洗せん濯たく物ものがまだ少すこし湿しめっている。
The laundry is still a little damp.
雨あめで地じ面めんが湿しめった。
The ground became wet from the rain.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

lack energy; be in a slump; be in low spirits

Only with reading しめる

Figurative use, restricted to the reading しめる. Often used as 湿っている or 湿った, especially for a mood, atmosphere, or performance that has gone flat or gloomy.

ここ数すう試合じあい、打だ線せんが湿しめっている。
The batting lineup has been in a slump for the last few games.
失しっ敗ぱいの話はなしで、会かい場じょうの空くう気きが少すこし湿しめった。
Talk of the failure made the mood in the room a little gloomy.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が湿しめるfor something (like bedding or clothes) to become damp
梅雨つゆの間あいだは布ふ団とんが湿しめる。
During the rainy season, the futon gets damp.
声こえが湿しめるfor one's voice to grow subdued or thick with emotion
彼かの女じょは別わかれの言こと葉ばを言いうとき、声こえが湿しめった。
Her voice grew heavy with emotion as she said her goodbyes.
雰ふん囲い気きが湿しめるfor the mood or atmosphere in a room to turn gloomy
その一ひと言ことで会かい場じょうの雰ふん囲い気きが湿しめった。
That one remark cast a gloom over the room's mood.

Kanji

湿damp, wet, moist

Transitive / intransitive

湿しめらす sense 1
湿らす is the transitive verb meaning to dampen something, while 湿る is intransitive, meaning something becomes damp.
湿しめらせる sense 1
湿らせる is the transitive verb meaning to moisten something, while 湿る is intransitive, describing the thing itself becoming damp.
湿しめす sense 1
湿す is the transitive verb meaning to wet or moisten something, while 湿る is intransitive, meaning that something becomes damp on its own.

Related words

濡ぬれるN4sense 1
濡れる describes getting wet through clear contact with water, while 湿る describes a milder, often gradual dampening.
湿しめっぽいN1sense 2
湿っぽい is an adjective describing a damp or gloomy state or mood, while 湿る is the verb for becoming damp or losing energy.
潤うるおうN1
湿る simply means 'to become damp', often with a negative connotation of unwanted moisture, whereas 潤う implies a pleasant or beneficial dampness.
湿し気けるN1
湿る is the broader, milder word for becoming damp or moist, while 湿気る specifically suggests something dry (like crackers or paper) turning unpleasantly soggy.

Opposites

乾かわくN4sense 1
乾く means to become dry, the direct opposite of 湿る becoming damp.

Don't confuse with

蒸むれる sense 1
蒸れる means to become steamy or stuffy from trapped heat and moisture, whereas 湿る simply means to become damp.
湿しめっぽいN1
湿る is a verb meaning 'to become damp', while 湿っぽい is the adjective describing the resulting damp or gloomy state.

Word family

湿しめり気け
moisture; dampness
湿しめり
dampness; humidity; moisture
湿しめり雪ゆき
wet snow

Written forms

湿るUsage79%
- しめる
  Standard kanji form and the common reading for both the physical and figurative senses.
- しとる
  Attested alternate reading, much less common than しめる; Restricted the figurative sense to しめる.
しめるUsage21%
しとる

Etymology

A native Japanese verb conventionally written with 湿, a kanji associated with moisture and dampness. The exact historical derivation of the reading is not specified.