What does kanji 浸 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 浸 is immersed.

How is kanji 浸 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 浸 are ひた.す, ひた.る, つ.かる; the onyomi readings are シン.

What is the main radical of kanji 浸?

The main radical for kanji 浸 is 水.

What words use kanji 浸?

Example words that use kanji 浸 include 浸かる, 漬ける, 浸る, 染みる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

浸

Meaning

Kanji 浸

immersed

immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひた.すひた.るつ.かる
Onyomi 音読み: シン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 濅 (Itaiji) , 寖 (Itaiji) , 㴆 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1447
Strokes: 10
Radical: 水
Components: 冖 • 又 • ヨ • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 侵 • 梫 • 祲 • 綅 • 鋟 • 駸 • 鮼

Related vocabulary

29 common entries

Showing 29 of 61 entries that include this kanji.

浸かる

つかる

to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

漬ける

つける

to pickle

浸る

ひたる

to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.)

染みる

しみる

to feel keenly

浸す

ひたす

to moisten

浸食

しんしょく

erosion

浸透

しんとう

osmosis

浸水

しんすい

inundation

浸し物

ひたしもの

boiled greens flavored with soy (flavoured)

つけ置き

つけおき

soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)

浸害

しんがい

water damage

浸剤

しんざい

infusion (medicinal)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

パンをスープに浸して食べた。

I ate the bread after dipping it in the soup.

雨で靴下まで浸った。

Because of the rain, even my socks got soaked.

この布を水に浸してください。

Please soak this cloth in water.

肉をたれに一晩浸した。

I soaked the meat in sauce overnight.

冷たい水に長く浸ると体が冷える。

If you stay immersed in cold water too long, your body gets cold.