沁みる – Vocabulary details

沁しみる

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to soak (into); to permeate; to seep (in); to penetrate; to pierce

2. to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge; to bite (e.g. of the cold); to be irritated (by)

esp. 沁みる

3. to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice); to be influenced

4. to feel keenly; to make a deep impression; to sink into (e.g. one's mind); to be moved

soak in

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みる

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)

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