しみ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しみ – see the following entries.
染み
a stain
a liver spot, freckle, blemish
Alternative spelling
シミ
紙魚
Any insect of the family Lepismatidae, a silverfish or bristletail.
Alternative spellings
衣魚, 蠧魚, 蠹魚, シミ
(This term, しみ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しみ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 凍み, 至味, 詩味, 旨味.)

Etymology 2

Prefix

しみ (shimi-

  1. (emphatic, before nouns or adjectives)
    しみ(しん)(じつ)
    shimi shinjitsu
    nothing but the truth