Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 12

湿

Meaning in English

damp, wet, moist

Readings

Onyomi: シツ, シュウ Kunyomi: しめ.る, しめ.す, うるお.う, うるお.す Romaji: shitsu, shuu / shime.ru, shime.su, uruo.u, uruo.su

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湿

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese úmido, molhado, molhado

Spanish húmedo, mojado, húmedo

Korean 축축한, 젖은, 촉촉한

French humide, mouillé, humide

Italian umido, bagnato, bagnato

German feucht, nass, feucht

Indonesian lembap, basah, basah

★ Vietnamese ẩm ướt, ướt át, ẩm

Thai ชื้น, เปียก, ชุ่มชื้น

Related kanji

N2 湯 tou / yu hot water, bath, hot spring N1 渦 ka / uzu whirlpool, eddy, vortex N1 湧 yuu, you, yu / wa.ku boil, ferment, seethe N1 渥 aku / atsu.i, uruo.u kindness, moisten, bondad N1 源 gen / minamoto source, origin, source N3 済 sai, sei / su.mu, -zu.mi, -zumi, su.manai, su.masu, -su.masu, suku.u, na.su, watashi, wata.ru settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish N2 準 jun / jun.jiru, jun.zuru, nazora.eru, nori, hito.shii, mizumori semi-, correspond to, proportionate to N3 深 shin / fuka.i, -buka.i, fuka.maru, fuka.meru, mi- deep, heighten, intensify N2 清 sei, shou, shin / kiyo.i, kiyo.maru, kiyo.meru pure, purify, cleanse

Words with this kanji

N1 湿気る shikeru to be damp, to be moist N3 湿気 shikke moisture, humidity, dampness N3 湿度 shitsudo humidity, moisture level N3 湿る shimeru become damp, get moist