Japanese

しみわたる
Meaning: to permeate; to soak into; to spread through
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 染み渡る 染み渡らない
Polite 染み渡ります 染み渡りません
Past 染み渡った 染み渡らなかった
Polite + Past 染み渡りました 染み渡りませんでした
Te-form 染み渡って 染み渡らなくて
Potential 染み渡れる 染み渡れない
Passive 染み渡られる 染み渡られない
Causative 染み渡らせる 染み渡らせない
Causative + Passive 染み渡らされる 染み渡らされない
Imperative 染み渡れ 染み渡るな

Handwriting

染
み
渡
る

Example sentences

The warm soup permeates my cold body.
寒い日に飲んだ熱いスープが、五臓六腑にしみわたった。
The hot soup I drank on a cold day permeated my whole body.
五臓六腑に染み渡るような、温かいスープだった。
It was a warm soup that seemed to soak into every fiber of my being.
冷えたビールが五臓六腑に染み渡る。
The cold beer permeates every fiber of my being.

Usage Notes

Used when something (like liquid, sound, or a feeling) spreads to every corner.

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