にじむ【
滲む
】

nijimu

Godan Verb (mu)

1. to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed; to blot

Intransitive

Usually Written in Kana

ドレスを洗あらったら色いろがにじんだ。

doresuo arattara iroga nijinda.

The color ran when the dress was washed.

Godan Verb (mu)

2. to blur; to blot; to be blurred

Intransitive

Usually Written in Kana

Godan Verb (mu)

3. to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

Intransitive

Usually Written in Kana

Godan Verb (mu)

4. to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.); to reveal itself

Intransitive

Usually Written in Kana

59 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

にじまない

nijimanai

The negative form

1. Not to leak; Impermeable

★ Common

Verb

#102660

にじまなかった

nijimanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not seep.; Did not permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#930896

にじんだ

nijinda

The past form

1. Leaked; Seeped

★ Common

Verb

#172080

にじんで

nijinde

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Bleed; Blur

★ Common

Verb

#76943

しみました

shimimashita

The polite past form

1. Seeped; Permeated

★ Common

Verb

#38947

しみます

shimimasu

The polite form

1. Leaks; Seeps

★ Common

Verb

#38800

しみません

shimimasen

The polite negative form

1. Does not seep.; Does not permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#72547

しみませんでした

shimimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not seep.; Did not permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#250249

Common 24 items

にじまないで

nijimanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't leak.; Don't soak.

★ Common

Verb

#833947

にじまなきゃ

nijimanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must do; Have to do

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

にじまなくてもいう

nijimanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to soak through.; Don't need to permeate.

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

にじまなければならない

nijimanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must permeate; Must infiltrate

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

しみたい

shimitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to seep; Want to permeate

★ Common

Verb

#16053

しみたくない

shimitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to seep.; Don't want to permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#191014

にじむところ

nijimu tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to leak; On the verge of seeping

★ Common

Verb

#652590

にじむみたい

nijimu mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Seems to leak; Looks like it's seeping

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじめない

nijimenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot permeate; Cannot soak through

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

しみめる

shimimeru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Permeate; Penetrate

★ Common

Verb

#658190

にじもう

nijimō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's try.; Let's see.

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

にじんじゃう

nijinja u

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. To leak; To seep

★ Common

Verb

#429425

にじんじゃダメ

nijinja dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't leak.; Don't bleed through.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんだばかり

nijindabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just seeped; Newly permeated

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんでいない

nijinde inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not seeping; Not permeating

★ Common

Verb

#746662

にじんでいる

nijinde iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Seeping; Permeating

★ Common

Verb

#283742

にじんでわいけない

nijindewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not seep.; Must not permeate.

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

にじんでもいう

nijindemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May seep.; May leak.

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

にじんどく

nijindoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Soak; Permeate

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじまないでください

nijimanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Don't leak.; Don't spread.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

しみなさい

shiminasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Soak.; Permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#90737

しみましょう

shimimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's permeate.; Let's seep.

★ Common

Verb

#30990

にじめます

nijimemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can permeate.; Can seep.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんでいます

nijinde imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Is permeating.; Is soaking in.

★ Common

Verb

#376170

Advanced 27 items

にじませられる

nijimaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be permeated; To be soaked

★ Common

Verb

#891582

にじませる

nijimaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. Permeate; Soak

★ Common

Verb

#346463

にじまないでくれ

nijimanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't leak.; Don't permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじまなければいけない

nijimanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must permeate; Must soak through

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

にじまれる

nijimareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be permeated; To be soaked

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

しみがち

shimigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to leak; Tend to seep

★ Common

Verb

#488194

しみきる

shimikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To permeate; To soak through

★ Common

Verb

#498286

にじみそうだ

ni jimisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Seems to be leaking.; Looks like it's seeping.

★ Common

Verb

#930896

しみっぱなし

shimippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Soaked; Wet

★ Common

Verb

#833947

しみぬく

shiminuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Permeate; Penetrate

★ Common

Verb

#446849

にじむそうだ

nijimu sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. It seems to leak.; It is said to seep.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじむと

nijimuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it leaks; When it leaks

★ Common

Verb

#427915

にじむな

nijimuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't seep.; Don't leak.

★ Common

Verb

#621931

にじむなら

nijimunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it leaks; When it leaks

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじむようだ

nijimu yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Appears

★ Common

Verb

#930896

にじむらしい

nijimurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to leak.; Apparently seeps.

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

にじめ

nijime

A strong, direct command

1. Permeate; Imbue

★ Common

Verb

#348716

にじめば

nijimeba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. if/when it permeates; if/when it leaks

★ Common

Verb

#565340

にじんだそうだ

nijinda sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. It seems / I heard; It leaked / It seeped

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんだだろう

nijindadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably leaked.; Probably seeped.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんだところ

nijinda tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Seeped; Stained

★ Common

Verb

#823368

にじんだら

nijindara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when it leaks; If/when it stains

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

にじんでくれ

nijinde kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Soak it up.; Absorb it.

★ Common

Verb

#780162

にじんでちょうだい

nijinde chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Soak it up for me.; Absorb it for me.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんでくださいませ

nijinde kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please soak through.; Please permeate.

★ Common

Verb

#1634096

にじんでわならない

nijindewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not seep.; Must not permeate.

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

にじんでもよろしい

nijindemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I wet it.; It’s okay if it gets wet.

★ Common

Adjective

#1634096

にじむ【
滲む
】

nijimu

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