染み入る

しみいる

Also written 沁み入る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate See also: 染み込む (しみこむ).

Kanji

• 染 stain. Read as しみ.
• 入 enter. Read as いる.

Example sentences

• 閑さや岩に染み入る蝉の声
  Quietness! The cicada song soaks into the rocks.

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