染み

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
染
し
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

染(し)み or 染(シ)み • (shimi) 

  1. a stain
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      ワイシャツにコーヒーの染(し)みがついた
      Waishatsu ni kōhī no shimi ga tsuita
      The white shirt has a coffee stain on it
  2. a liver spot, freckle, blemish

Verb

染(し)み • (shimi) 

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 染みる (shimiru)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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