Word Meaning 染みる

じみる jimiru

染みる is read as じみる (jimiru) and means to become.

Meaning

English

  1. to become
  2. to appear like
  3. to have a touch of
  4. to look like

Reading

Kana

じみる

Romaji

jimiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 101006 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

染める

そめる

to dye

染まる

そまる

to be dyed

染入る

しみいる

to soak into

染め分ける

そめわける

to dye in different colors (colours)

染め上げる

そめあげる

to finish dyeing

染通る

しみとおる

to be deeply impressed

染み渡る

しみわたる

to penetrate

染めつける

そめつける

to dye (in patterns)

染み

しみ

spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot)

染色

せんしょく

dyed colour (color)

染色体

せんしょくたい

chromosome