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滲む JLPT 1

Kana Reading

にじむ

Romaji

nijimu

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `mu' ending

Meaning

to run; to blur; to spread; to blot; to ooze

Example sentence

彼の顔に汗がにじんでいた。 The sweat stood on his face.

Examples of 滲む, にじむ in a sentence

彼の顔に汗がにじんでいた。

The sweat stood on his face.
家で洗濯すると色がにじむ。

If you wash it at home, the color will run.
臆病な鼓動とともに血はにじみ続ける。

With a weak beat, it continues to bleed.
ドレスを洗ったら色がにじんだ。

The color ran when the dress was washed.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 滲む
Plain Polite: 滲みます
Negative: 滲まない
Negative Polite: 滲みません

Past

Plain: 滲んだ
Plain Polite: 滲みました
Negative: 滲まなかった
Negative Polite: 滲みませんでした

Plain: 滲んで
Plain Polite: 滲みまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 滲まれる
Plain Polite: 滲まれます
Negative: 滲まれない
Negative Polite: 滲まれません

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Kanji in this word

滲

14 strokes

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On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: し.みる, にじ.む

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