浸る・漬る|ひたるhitaru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
浸る浸る is the most common written form; beginners should use it by default, and it is written with kanji and kana.
漬る漬る is a rarely used variant; although it is written with kanji and kana, learners will seldom need to choose it.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 浸る（ひたる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 浸ります（ひたります） |
| Negative (nai) | 浸らない（ひたらない） |
| polite (masen) | 浸りません（ひたりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 浸らず・浸らぬ（ひたらず・ひたらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 浸った（ひたった） |
| polite (mashita) | 浸りました（ひたりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 浸らなかった（ひたらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 浸りませんでした（ひたりませんでした） |
| Te form | 浸って（ひたって） |
| Potential | 浸れる（ひたれる） |
| Passive | 浸られる（ひたられる） |
| Causative | 浸らせる（ひたらせる） |
| Causative passive | 浸らせられる・浸らされる（ひたらせられる・ひたらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 浸れば（ひたれば） |
| tara | 浸ったら（ひたったら） |
| Volitional | 浸ろう（ひたろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 浸りましょう（ひたりましょう） |
| Imperative | 浸れ（ひたれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
服が水に浸る
服を水に浸す
浸る describes the state of something being soaked, with the affected item marked by が; 浸す focuses on the deliberate act of immersing something, with the item soaked marked by を.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym浸かるつかるNeutralFor soaking in water or hot water, as in 「お風呂に浸かる」; also for being steeped in a state, as in 「ぬるま湯に浸かる」. 浸る is the more common choice for immersing oneself in a mood.
- Related浸すひたすNeutralTransitive: to soak something in liquid, as in 「水に浸す」; the emphasis is on making an object soak, unlike the intransitive 浸る.
- Related沈めるしずめるNeutralTo make something sink, as in 「船を沈める」; the focus is on sinking, not on soaking.
- Related浸漬しんしWrittenA written, technical term for dipping or soaking; also used when ideas gradually permeate society.
Use 「浸る」 for soaking in liquid or immersing yourself in a mood, as in 「思い出に浸る」 and 「感傷に浸る」. For soaking in the bath say 「浸かる」; for soaking an object in liquid say 「浸す」. 「沈める」 means to sink something, and 「浸漬」 is a written, technical term.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
See also
