浸る

• 読み: ひたる
• ローマ字: hitaru
• 漢字の分解: 浸 (hita/shin) — soak, immerse, flood
• 発音: /çi.ta.ɾɯ/

意味

To be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged. Also to be immersed in an emotion or experience.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. The passive/natural counterpart of 浸す. Literally describes being submerged in water; figuratively describes being deeply absorbed in a mood, memory, or activity. The figurative use is very common.

例文

1. 音楽に浸る時間が一番のリラックスだ。
2. 成功の喜びに浸っている暇はない。
3. 温泉にゆっくり浸って、疲れを癒した。

使い方ガイド

場面: emotions, relaxation, bathing, nostalgia

トーン: contemplative

起源と歴史

Same kanji as 浸す but in the intransitive form. 浸 (water + invade) conveys the sense of water gradually enveloping something — naturally extended to emotional immersion.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal