身に沁みる

• 読み: みにしみる
• ローマ字: mi ni shimiru
• 漢字の分解: 身 (shin/mi) — body; 沁 (shin/shi) — soak into, permeate
• 発音: /mi.ni.ɕi.mi.ɾɯ/

意味

To feel keenly; to experience deeply; to sink in emotionally or physically — often painfully or poignantly.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb combining 身に (into/onto the body) and 沁みる (to permeate, to seep in). The compound captures the feeling of something — advice, cold, loneliness, gratitude — penetrating deeply into one's body or consciousness rather than remaining on the surface. It is used when an experience or realisation truly registers at a deep level, often after hardship. A close synonym is 骨身に沁みる, which intensifies the physical depth.

例文

1. 失敗を繰り返してはじめて、先生の言葉が身に沁みた。
2. 冬の冷たい風が身に沁みて、思わず身を縮めた。
3. 一人で生活してみて、家族のありがたさが身に沁みてわかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: reflection, gratitude, weather, learning from experience

トーン: poignant

起源と歴史

Compound of 身に (mi ni — into/onto the body) and 沁みる (shimiru — to permeate, to seep). The image is of a sensation or realisation soaking into one's body like moisture into cloth, indicating profound and embodied understanding.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes