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しみる
to pierceしみる
1. To pierce; To penetrate; To soak in; To permeate word usually written using kana alone.
2. To sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); To smart; To twinge word usually written using kana alone. Only applies to 染みる,沁みる.
3. To be infected (with vice); To be steeped (with prejudice); To be influenced word usually written using kana alone.
4. To feel keenly; To make a deep impression word usually written using kana alone.