► 動詞
染みる [しみる] meaning: seep rank: 2
☆ 汗が染みたシャツ ⇨ A sweat-stained shirt
☆ パンに水分が染みてぐちゃぐちゃになってしまった ⇨ Moisture has run on the bread and it has become very soggy (☛ Also written 滲みる)
滲む [にじむ] meaning: seep rank: 2
☆ 彼の包帯に血が滲んでいた ⇨ Blood was seeping through his bandage
☆ 彼の額に汗が滲んだ ⇨ His forehead was sweaty
滲み出る [(3)しみでる] meaning: seep rank: 4
☆ 山の斜面から水が滲み出ている ⇨ Water is seeping out from the slope of the mountain (☛ Seep out)
染み透る [(3)しみとおる] meaning: seep rank: 4
☆ (☛ Seep through)
染み渡る [(4)しみわたる] meaning: seep rank: 4
☆ 人の真心が心に染み渡った ⇨ Someone’s sincerity seeped through my heart (☛ A figurative use)
☆ この社会には腐敗が染み渡っている ⇨ Corruption has seeped through this society (☛ Seep through a wide area)
浸透 [しんとう] [浸透する] [tech] meaning: seep rank: 4
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► 名詞
浸透 [しんとう] [tech] meaning: seep rank: 4
☆ 浸透圧 ⇨ Osmotic pressure