滲みる

しみる【滲みる･沁みる･染みる･浸みる】

1 【滲みる･浸みる】 〔液体などが物の内部に入り込む〕 go right inside [deep into…]; soak [sink] into…; permeate; infiltrate; penetrate; pierce.

●味がよくしみた大根 a (daikon) radish that had absorbed lots of flavor

・汗のしみたシャツ a sweat-soaked shirt; a shirt soaked with sweat.

●インクが次のページにまでしみた. The ink went through to the next page.

・ウナギのたれがしみたご飯がおいしい. Rice permeated with unagi sauce is delicious.

・肉に香辛料が十分にしみるには時間がかかる. It takes time for the spices to thoroughly permeate the meat.

2 【沁みる】 〔刺激されて痛い〕 be sensitive 《to disinfectant》; be painful (when touched); give sb a twinge; react painfully 《to a stimulus》; 〔ひりひりする〕 smart; sting.

●冷たい水が歯にしみる. My tooth hurts [I get a twinge in my tooth] when I drink cold water.

・消毒薬が傷口にしみる. The disinfectant makes the cut sting [smart].

・身にしみる 〔寒気などが〕 bite; be biting; cut sb to the bone; pierce; penetrate

・身にしみる風 a piercing [biting] wind

・目にしみるような青さ a blazing blue; a blue that hurts the eyes

・しみない目薬 eyedrops that don't hurt [sting]; a painless eye lotion.

●この目薬はしみるね. うっ, しみる! These eyedrops (make your eyes) smart. Ouch! They really do.

・煙が目にしみて痛かった. My eyes smarted from the smoke.

・寒さが身にしみた. I was chilled to the bone. | The cold was penetrating [went right through me].

・世間の冷たさが身にしみる. I feel the coldness of the world bitterly.

3 【沁みる】 〔心にしみじみ感じる〕 feel deeply [keenly, deep down]; go home; come home 《to one》; make a deep impression 《on one》.

●身にしみる 〔感銘する〕 sink deep(ly) into one's mind; go straight to one's heart; come home 《to one》; make a deep impression 《on one》; 〈人を主語に〉 feel deeply [keenly, deep down]; really feel; fully [really, acutely] realize; be deeply impressed 《with…》 [⇒み² 1]

・骨身にしみる ⇒ほねみ

・心にしみる ⇒こころ 3

・身にしみて keenly; fully; deeply; deep down

・彼の親切が身にしみてうれしかった. His kindness touched me deeply. | I deeply appreciated his kindness.

4 【染みる】 〔影響される･染まる〕 be influenced 《by…》; catch; be imbued [infected, touched] 《with…》.

●悪風にしみる get into evil habits.