染みる

Meaning

1. v1vi
   to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate
2. v1vi
   to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge
3. v1vi
   to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to be influenced
4. v1vi
   to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
5. aux-vv1
   to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

Example sentences

• 彼は一人ぼっちになって寒さが骨に染みた。

  He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone.

• 彼の忠告が骨身に染みた。

  His advice cut me to the quick.

• かあさん、この靴ね、裏から水が染みてくるんだけど、新しいの買ってよ。

  Mom, I need some new shoes. Water leaks through the soles on these ones.