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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk

10 strokes · frequency rank #1447

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Kun
ひた.す、ひた.る、つ.かる

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. ひたすto soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse1
    • The bird dipped its head into the water.

    • She bathed her ankle with hot water.

    • When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don't soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.

  2. ひたるto be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged2
    • I was immersed in the happy atmosphere of the occasion.

    • He was completely engrossed in the book.

    • I was in a coffee bar soaking in the atmosphere.

  3. しんすいinundation; submersion; flood3
    • The boat began to take in water and soon sank.

  4. しんとうpermeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market)4
    • It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.

    • I believe it will be quite a long time before the spirit of democracy pervades our daily life.

    • Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.

  5. つかるto be submerged; to be soaked5
    • The girl stood up to her knees in the water.

  6. しんしょくerosion; corrosion6
  7. みずびたしsubmersion; inundation; being flooded7
    • The river flooded a large area.

    • The garden was destroyed after the rain.

    • Streets and houses were submerged by the flood.

  8. ひたしものboiled greens flavored with soy (flavoured)8

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