湿
湿 — Damp
damp, wet, moist
On’yomiシツ (shitsu)
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiしめる (shimeru)
Kun’yomiしめす (shimesu)
Kun’yomiうるおう (uruou)
Kun’yomiうるおす (uruosu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 湿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湿地 | しっち shicchi | damp ground; wetland; bog |
| 湿原 | しつげん shitsugen | marshy grassland; wetlands |
| 湿度 | しつど shitsudo | humidity |
| 湿気 | しっけ shikke | moisture; humidity; dampness |
| 湿る | しめる shimeru | to become damp; to become moist; to become wet |
| 湿疹 | しっしん shisshin | eczema; rash |
Study notes
湿 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1517 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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