Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1517 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: damp, wet, moist

Kunyomi: しめ.る しめ.す うるお.う うるお.す

Onyomi: シツ シュウ

Composition:

湿

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

湿度(しつど)   level of humidity

湿地(しっち)   swamp

湿気(しっけ)   moisture, humidity, dampness

湿布(しっぷ)   wet compress, poultice

湿器(かしつき)   humidifier

湿す(しめす)   wet, moisten, dampen [v.t.]

湿る(しめる)   be wet, be damp, moisten [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

湿 シツ moisture, humidity, dampness, scabies, sarcoptic mange, the itch

湿 シツゲン marshy grassland, wetlands

湿 タシツ high humidity

湿 タイシツ resisting moisture

Kunyomi Examples

湿 しめる to become damp, to become moist, to become wet, to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed

湿 しめす to wet, to moisten, to dampen