染(し)み出(だ)す

しみだす
verb (godan, intransitive)
to ooze out; to seep
1. to ooze out; to seep through
To slowly leak or flow out through a surface, as liquid gradually penetrates or emerges.
傷口(きずぐち)から血(ち)が染(し)み出(だ)してきた。
Blood started to ooze from the wound.
地下(ちか)から水(みず)が染(し)み出(だ)している。
Water is seeping out from underground.
2. to show through; to come to the surface
Figuratively, for emotions or inner qualities to gradually become visible or apparent.
彼(かれ)の話(はなし)から寂(さび)しさが染(し)み出(だ)していた。
A sense of loneliness was coming through in his words.

COMPOUND VERB:
染(し)みる (to soak in, to permeate) + 出(だ)す (to start, to begin to come out)

TRANSITIVITY:
自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive) - the liquid or quality comes out on its own

ASPECT ({ている}):
染(し)み出(だ)している indicates an ongoing state of seeping or oozing.

RELATED COMPOUND VERBS:

  • 溢(あふ)れ出(だ)す: to overflow
  • 流(なが)れ出(だ)す: to flow out
  • 滲(にじ)み出(だ)す: to ooze out (similar meaning)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 血(ち)が染(し)み出(だ)す: blood oozes out
  • 水(みず)が染(し)み出(だ)す: water seeps out
  • 油(あぶら)が染(し)み出(だ)す: oil seeps out

Related Words

Related: 溢(あふ)れ出(だ)す (to overflow)
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Added 2026.1.17 13:09 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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