Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to soak (into); to permeate; to seep (in); to penetrate; to pierce
Usually written using kana alone
彼は一人ぼっちになって寒さが骨に染みた。He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone. to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge; to bite (e.g. of the cold); to be irritated (by)
Usually written using kana aloneesp. 沁みる
to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice); to be influenced
Usually written using kana alone
to feel keenly; to make a deep impression; to sink into (e.g. one's mind); to be moved
Usually written using kana alone
Also written 沁みる【しみる】、滲みる【しみる】、浸みる【しみる】、泌みる【しみる】