染みる

• 読み: しみる
• ローマ字: shimiru
• 漢字の分解: 染 (sen/shi) — dye, soak, permeate
• 発音: /ɕi.mi.ɾɯ/

意味

To soak in; to permeate; to pierce; to sting. Describes something penetrating deeply, either physically or emotionally.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb with physical and emotional uses. Physically describes liquid soaking in, cold air piercing through, or a wound stinging. Emotionally means being deeply moved or touched, as in 心に染みる (to touch one's heart). A versatile word capturing the sensation of something reaching deep inside.

例文

1. 冬の寒さが体に染みる。
2. 彼の言葉が心に染みた。
3. 傷口に消毒液が染みて痛い。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, emotions, physical sensations

トーン: evocative

起源と歴史

The kanji 染 combines 氵(water) with 九 and 木, representing water soaking into wood — the fundamental image of liquid permeating a surface that extended to emotional penetration.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal