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