滲(にじ)む

にじむ
verb (godan)
to blur; to run; to ooze
自動詞 intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present滲(にじ)む滲(にじ)まない
Present polite滲(にじ)みます滲(にじ)みません
Past滲(にじ)んだ滲(にじ)まなかった
Past polite滲(にじ)みました滲(にじ)みませんでした
て form滲(にじ)んで滲(にじ)まなくて
ている present滲(にじ)んでいる滲(にじ)んでいない
ている polite滲(にじ)んでいます滲(にじ)んでいません
ている past滲(にじ)んでいた滲(にじ)んでいなかった
ている past polite滲(にじ)んでいました滲(にじ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば滲(にじ)めば滲(にじ)まなければ
Conditional たら滲(にじ)んだら滲(にじ)まなかったら
Volitional滲(にじ)もう—
Volitional polite滲(にじ)みましょう—
Potential滲(にじ)める滲(にじ)めない
Passive滲(にじ)まれる滲(にじ)まれない
Causative滲(にじ)ませる滲(にじ)ませない
Imperative滲(にじ)め滲(にじ)むな
1. to blur; to run; to spread
When ink, colors, or liquid spreads and blurs on a surface.
The ink on the letter blurred because of the rain.
水彩(すいさい)が滲(にじ)んでしまった。
The watercolor bled.
文字(もじ)が滲(にじ)んで読(よ)めない。
The letters are blurred and unreadable.
マジックが紙(かみ)に滲(にじ)んだ。
The marker bled on the paper.
My vision blurred with tears.
2. to ooze; to seep out
When liquid gradually comes out from something, such as sweat or blood.
Sweat started oozing out from my forehead.
血(ち)が滲(にじ)み出(で)てきた。
Blood started to seep out.
シャツに汗(あせ)が滲(にじ)んでいる。
Sweat is showing through the shirt.
Blood is oozing from the wound.
Blood is seeping through the bandage.
3. to show through; to be tinged with
Figuratively, when emotions or qualities subtly show through someone's expression or words.
Sadness was showing through in his voice.
The signs of effort show through.
Kindness shows through in the words.
Fatigue showed through on his face.
Love shows through in the writing.
Loneliness showed through behind the smile.

滲(にじ)む is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive form is 滲(にじ)ませる (to let something blur/ooze).

ASPECT (ている):
滲(にじ)んでいる indicates a resulting state where something has already blurred or oozed.

Common patterns

Usage

Often used with 出(で)る in the compound 滲(にじ)み出(で)る to emphasize the gradual emergence of liquid.