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Kanji Detail for 湿 - "to moisten, damp, humid"

湿

  • Meaning

    湿 means "to moisten, damp, humid."

    1. To moisten - To dampen; to wet; to humidify.

    2. Damp - Containing moisture; wet.

  • Words using 湿

    • 湿地 しっち Listen damp ground; wetland; bog
    • 湿原 しつげん Listen marshy grassland; wetlands
    • 湿度 しつど Listen humidity
    • 湿気 しっけ Listen moisture; humidity; dampness
    • 湿っぽい しめっぽい Listen damp; humid; wet
    • 多湿 たしつ Listen high humidity
    • 湿疹 しっしん Listen eczema; rash
    • 湿る しめる Listen to become damp; to become moist; to become wet

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    • Verified meaning: to moisten, damp, humid
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    damp; wet; moist

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wet, moist, humid, damp; illness

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 濕|湿[shi1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wet, moist, humid, damp; illness

  • Onyomi

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    shitsu(シツ) シツ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    shi.meru(し-める) し-める

    shime.su(しめ-す) しめ-す

    uruo.su(うるお-す) うるお-す

    uruo.u(うるお-う) うるお-う

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to moisten damp humid wet moist clammy dank dewy muggy soggy water drizzle rain

Sentences including 湿

  • It's been hot and humid.

  • It is less humid today than it was yesterday.

  • I can't stand humidity.

  • What about the rash?

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