湿る|しめるshimeru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
しとるshitoru
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto become damp; to become moist; to become wet
    洗濯物せんたくものはまだ湿しめっている。↗
    The washing is still damp.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits; to feel depressedoften as 湿って or 湿った
Conjugation
Dictionary form湿る(しめる)
Polite (masu)湿ります(しめります)
Negative (nai)湿らない(しめらない)
polite (masen)湿りません(しめりません)
classical zu / nu湿らず・湿らぬ(しめらず・しめらぬ)
Past (ta)湿った(しめった)
polite (mashita)湿りました(しめりました)
Past negative (nakatta)湿らなかった(しめらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)湿りませんでした(しめりませんでした)
Te form湿って(しめって)
Potential湿れる(しめれる)
Passive湿られる(しめられる)
Causative湿らせる(しめらせる)
Causative passive湿らせられる・湿らされる(しめらせられる・しめらされる)
Conditional (ba)湿れば(しめれば)
tara湿ったら(しめったら)
Volitional湿ろう(しめろう)
polite (mashou)湿りましょう(しめりましょう)
Imperative湿れ(しめれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive湿るしめる⇄transitive湿すしめす
空気くうきが湿しめる
布ぬのを湿しめす
湿る describes something becoming damp by itself, while 湿す means to intentionally dampen something.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 水分すいぶんを含ふくむ。
  2. 気分きぶんがふさがる。雰囲気ふんいきが重苦おもくるしい。
  3. ふるわない。不調ふちょうである。
Kanji in this word
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