Onyomi: シツ, シュウ · Kunyomi: うるお.う, うるお.す, しめ.す, しめ.る · Meanings: damp, moist, wet
Kanji for damp, moist, wet
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湿 is formed from the water radical 氵 on the left and the character 显 on the right. The water radical represents liquid or moisture, while 显 relates to something clearly present or showing. Together, they show moisture that is clearly present. From this structure, 湿 came to mean wet, damp, or humid.
湿 shows visible moisture, meaning wet or damp.
Think of water (氵) being clearly present and noticeable. When moisture is obvious and you can feel it, that condition is 湿.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 湿 | しつ | moisture, humidity, dampness | Noun |
| 湿度 | しつど | humidity | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 湿気 | しっけ | moisture, humidity, dampness | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 湿る | しめる | to become damp, to become moist, to become wet | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 湿気る | しける | to get damp, to get moist, to get soggy, to become humid | JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 湿っぽい | しめっぽい | damp, humid, wet | common I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 湿疹 | しっしん | eczema, rash | common Noun |
| 湿り気 | しめりけ | moisture | Noun |
| 湿布 | しっぷ | (wet) compress, poultice, fomentation | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 湿地 | しっち | damp ground, wetland, bog, marsh | common Noun |