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KanjiN2Secondary school · 中学12 strokesRadical 水

湿 · damp, wet

湿 is a kanji meaning damp, wet, moist. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シツshitsu
  • シュウshū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • しめるshimeru
  • しめすshimesu
  • うるおうuruou
  • うるおすuruosu

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 湿 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 湿
WordReadingMeaningLevel
湿気しっけmoisture, humidity, dampnessN3
湿度しつどhumidityN3
湿るしめるto be wet, to be dampN3
湿気しっきmoisture, humidity, dampnessN2
湿気るしけるto be damp, to be moistN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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