JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 浸: "immersed, soak, dip"
The kanji 浸 means "immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シン in on'yomi and ひた.す, ひた.る, つ.かる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひた.すひた.るつ.かる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1447 of 2,501 |
Common words with 浸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 浸るto be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged · to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
- 浸透permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market) · permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; percolation
- 浸かるto be submerged; to be soaked · to be pickled; to be well seasoned
- 浸すto soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse · to moisten; to wet
- 入り浸るto stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to frequent · to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
- 浸食erosion; corrosion
- 水浸しsubmersion; inundation; being flooded
- 浸水inundation; submersion; flood
- お浸しboiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
- 悦に浸るto be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
- 浸潤infiltration (of a liquid); permeation · spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
- 酒浸りliquor-soaked · continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
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