How to say "moisture" in Japanese

• 湿気しっけJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounMoisture as dampness in the air or surroundings: humid weather, a damp room, the dampness that breeds mold or harms electronics. This is the word for environmental or atmospheric moisture.
  夏なつはとても湿気しっけが多おおいんです。↗

  In the summer, it's very humid.
• 潤いうるおいCommon
  nounMoisture in the desirable sense — moisture for dry skin or a dry throat. It suggests welcome hydration rather than unwanted damp, and figuratively it can mean richness or ease in life.
  ポールの髪かみには潤うるおいがない。↗

  Paul has dry hair.
• 水気みずけJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounWater held in a thing: the juiciness of fruit, the wateriness of a dish, or excess moisture drained from food before serving. It treats moisture literally, as water content.
• 湿り気しめりけCommon
  nounThe damp quality of things or of the air: a state of being somewhat damp rather than soaked. It overlaps with 湿り, both naming dampness as a condition.
  雨あめが降ふって土つちに湿り気しめりけがあると草くさは取とりやすくなる。↗

  When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.
• 湿りしめりCommon
  nounDampness as a condition things or places fall into — damp ground, damp clothing. It names the damp state itself rather than moisture in the air, and overlaps with 湿り気.

Choose 湿気 for dampness in the air or climate, 「潤い」 for welcome moisture in skin or throat, 水気 for the water content of food or things, and 「湿り気」 or 「湿り」 for the damp state of things.

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• 湿気しっけmoisture
• 潤いうるおいmoisture
• 水気みずけwater content
• 湿り気しめりけmoisture
• 湿りしめりdampness
• 水分すいぶんwater
• モイスチャーmoisture
• 湿しつmoisture
• 潤みうるみblur
• 汗あせmoisture