染み付く

• 読み: しみつく
• ローマ字: shimitsuku
• 漢字の分解: 染 (sen/shimiru) — to dye, to permeate, to soak; 付 (fu/tsuku) — to attach, to stick
• 発音: /ɕi.mi.t͡sɯ.kɯ/

意味

To become ingrained; to be deeply stained or embedded; to be deeply rooted in character or habit.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 染み (from 染みる — to soak in, to permeate) and 付く (to attach, to stick). It describes something that has penetrated so deeply — a stain, a smell, a habit, or a way of thinking — that it cannot easily be removed. Often used metaphorically to describe deeply entrenched habits, cultural attitudes, or ingrained patterns of thought.

例文

1. 長年の喫煙で衣服にニコチンの匂いが染み付いていた。
2. 幼い頃に培った礼儀作法は体に染み付いている。
3. 差別的な考えが社会に深く染み付いている現実を直視すべきだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: habits, social critique, smell, culture, character

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Compound of 染み (the stem of 染みる — to permeate, to soak in) and 付く (to attach, to stick). The combination evokes the image of a dye or smell that has penetrated deeply into fabric or skin, making removal extremely difficult.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General