湿る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
湿
しめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
濕る (kyūjitai)
Japanese verb pair
active 湿(しめ)
mediopassive 湿(しめ)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「湿る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
湿る める
Imperative (命令形) 湿れ めれ
Key constructions
Passive 湿られる められる
Causative 湿らせる めらせる
Potential - - -
Volitional 湿ろう めろ
Negative 湿らない めらない
Negative perfective 湿らなかった めらなかった
Formal 湿ります めりま
Perfective 湿った めった
Conjunctive 湿って めって
Hypothetical conditional 湿れば めれ

Verb

湿(しめ) (shimeruintransitive godan (stem 湿(しめ) (shimeri), past 湿(しめ)った (shimetta))

  1. be damp, be wet
Conjugation
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
湿
しと
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
濕る (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

湿(しと) (shitoruintransitive godan (stem 湿(しと) (shitori), past 湿(しと)った (shitotta))

  1. be damp, be wet
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN