Verb (5-dan, む, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed; to blot
腹を見てみると、シャツに血が滲んでいた。When I looked down at my stomach, blood was spreading through my shirt.
2. to blur; to blot; to be blurred
字は少し滲んでいたが、問題なく読めた。The writing was slightly blurred, but it was readable without any problem.
3. to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
涙の滲む目で、僕は前を見る。With eyes welling up with tears, I look ahead.
4. to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.); to reveal itself
その表情には怒りの色が滲んでいた。Anger showed through in that expression.