しみる – Vocabulary details

しみる

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate

2. to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge

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

4. to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

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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 sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

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

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