染み

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
染
し Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
沁み 滲み 浸み 泌み

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 染(し)みる (shimiru, “to soak in, to pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕimʲi]
• (Tokyo) しみ [shìmí] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

染(し)み or 染(シ)み • (shimi) 

1. a stain
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     ワイシャツにコーヒーの染(し)みがついた。

     Waishatsu ni kōhī no shimi ga tsuita.

     The white shirt has a coffee stain on it.

2. a liver spot, freckle, blemish

Verb

染(し)み • (shimi) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 染みる (shimiru) [ichidan]
2. irrealis and stem (or continuative) forms of 染む (shimu) [nidan]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
染
し > じ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 染(じ)みる (-jimiru, “to be soaked in, to be like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑimʲi]
• (Tokyo) じみ [jìmí] (Heiban – [0])

Verb

染(じ)み • (-jimi) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 染みる (-jimiru) [ichidan]
2. irrealis and stem (or continuative) forms of 染む (-jimu) [nidan]

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
染
し Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
沁み 滲み 浸み

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 染(し)む (shimu, “to blur, to spread; to be dyed; to fall in love with”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕimʲi]

Verb

染(し)み • (shimi) 

1. stem or continuative form of 染む (shimu) [godan]

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
染
し > しゅ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 染(しゅ)む (shumu, “to ache, to become gloomy, to become unkempt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨmʲi]

Verb

染(しゅ)み • (shumi) 

1. stem or continuative form of 染む (shumu) [godan]

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
染
そ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 染(そ)む (somu, “to be stained, to be dyed, to be influenced by, to catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so̞mʲi]

Verb

染(そ)み • (somi) 

1. stem or continuative form of 染む (somu) [godan]

References

• “染み”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026