染みる

しみる· also じみる

to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate

JLPT N1 Common word Also written 沁みる、滲みる、浸みる、泌みる

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate
to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge
to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to be influenced
to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

彼かれの忠告ちゅうこくが骨身ほねみに染しみた。

His advice cut me to the quick.
彼かれは一人ひとりぼっちになって寒さむさが骨ほねに染しみた。

He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone.
煮物にものは一度いちど冷さますと、味あじが染しみこみ美味おいしくなります。

If you give simmered food a moment to cool, the flavors will spread throughout the dish, and it'll taste really good.
かあさん、この靴くつね、裏うらから水みずが染しみてくるんだけど、新あたらしいの買かってよ。

Mom, I need some new shoes. Water leaks through the soles on these ones.
寒風かんぷうが骨身ほねみにしみた。

The cold wind cut me to the bone.

More examples (10)

石せっけんが目めにしみました。

The soap hurt my eyes.
海水かいすいが傷きずにしみて痛いたいよ。

The seawater stings my cut.
冷つめたいものが歯はにしみます。

My teeth are sensitive to cold foods.
彼かれの振ふる舞まいは芝居しばいじみていた。

His behavior was theatrical.
この歯はに冷つめたいものがしみますか。

Is this tooth sensitive to cold foods?
凍こおるような冷つめたい風かぜが骨ほねまでしみた。

An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.
吹ふき付つける冷つめたい風かぜが骨身ほねみにしみた。

The icy wind cut us to the bones.
気違きちがいじみた愚おろかな世俗せぞくの競争きょうそうから逃のがれたい。

I want to get away from the rat race.
そんなふるまいをするとは彼かれも子供こどもじみていた。

It was childish of him to behave like that.
水不足みずぶそくの時とき、水みずのありがたさを骨身ほねみにしみて感かんじた。

During the water shortage, the value of water really came home to me.