Kanji

浸

immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひたす, ひたる

Common Readings

シン, ひた…す, ひた…る

Example sentences

浸る ひたる
彼はゆっくりと温泉に浸かり、旅の疲れを癒やした。

He slowly soaked in the hot spring and relieved the fatigue of his journey.

感慨 かんがい
故郷の風景を見て、深い感慨に浸った。

Looking at the scenery of my hometown, I was immersed in deep emotion.

浸かる つかる
寒い日には、ゆっくりと温泉に浸かって体を温めたい。

On a cold day, I want to soak in a hot spring and warm my body.

湯 ゆ
寒い日は、熱い湯に浸かるのが一番だ。

On cold days, soaking in hot water is the best.

浸透 しんとう
雨水が地面に浸透した。

Rainwater has soaked into the ground.

蓋天蓋地 がいてんがいち
彼の教えは蓋天蓋地のごとく、あらゆる人々の心に浸透していった。

His teachings, as if covering the heavens and the earth, permeated the hearts of all people.

浸す ひたす
乾いた豆を調理する前に、一晩水に浸しておく必要がある。

Before cooking dried beans, it is necessary to soak them in water overnight.

浸食 しんしょく
長年の波の浸食によって、この海岸には奇妙な形の岩が並んでいる。

Due to years of wave erosion, strangely shaped rocks line this coast.

洞窟 どうくつ
その洞窟は波の浸食によって作られた。

That cave was created by wave erosion.

水浸し みずびたし
大雨で部屋の床が水浸しになった。

The heavy rain caused the floor of the room to be flooded with water.

Example Vocabulary

浸る

ひたる

to soak in; to be immersed in

浸かる

つかる

to soak; to be submerged

浸透

しんとう

infiltration; penetration; diffusion; spreading

浸す

ひたす

to soak; to dip; to immerse

浸食

しんしょく

erosion; corrosion

入り浸る

いりびたる

水浸し

みずびたし

submerged in water; flooded

浸ける

つける

to soak; to dip; to pickle

浸水

しんすい

flooding; inundation; water damage

悦に浸る

えつにひたる

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