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しみこむ
verb (godan)
to soak in; to permeate
自動詞 intransitivechangecooking
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()まない
Present polite()()みます()()みません
Past()()んだ()()まなかった
Past polite()()みました()()みませんでした
て form()()んで()()まなくて
ている present()()んでいる()()んでいない
ている polite()()んでいます()()んでいません
ている past()()んでいた()()んでいなかった
ている past polite()()んでいました()()んでいませんでした
Conditional ば()()めば()()まなければ
Conditional たら()()んだら()()まなかったら
Volitional()()もう
Volitional polite()()みましょう
Potential()()める()()めない
Passive()()まれる()()まれない
Causative()()ませる()()ませない
Imperative()()()()むな
1. to soak in; to permeate; to seep into
for a liquid or substance to penetrate deeply into something
(あめ)地面(じめん)()()んだ。
The rain soaked into the ground.
たれ(にく)()()んでいる
The sauce has soaked into the meat.
A warm bath seeps into my tired body.
Simmer until the dashi soaks into the daikon.
2. to sink in; to be deeply ingrained
for knowledge, habits, or feelings to become deeply established
This flavor has been ingrained in me since childhood.
Years of habit are so ingrained that it's hard to change.
The manners my parents taught me are ingrained to my very core.

()()む is a compound verb combining ()みる (to stain, permeate) + () (into, deeply).

Verb type

  • Godan verb (() conjugates as む-verb)
  • Intransitive

Common collocations

Sense 1 vs sense 2

  • Sense 1: Physical penetration of liquids/substances
  • Sense 2: Abstract/metaphorical - deeply learned or ingrained

Cooking usage

Related words

Register: Neutral. Common in everyday speech and cooking.