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45 湿る To Be Damp

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Meaning

Primary

To Be Damp

Alternatives

To Be Moist, To Be Wet

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means damp so the verb vocab version is to be damp or to be moist. Ewww.

Reading

しめる

Explanation

You have to think of something that's damp and moist. To do that, think of He-Man's girlfriend, She-Man (しめ). She has been hanging out in a greenhouse and is now kind of damp. He-Man hands her a towel to dry off.

Context

Context Sentences

昨日の夜、寝汗をたくさんかいちゃったから、ベットが何だか湿ってるのよね。

I sweat a lot when I was sleeping last night and my bed is a little damp.

Kanji Composition

  • 湿
    • しつ
    • Damp
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