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湿

湿: damp

damp; humid; moist
12 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 13 words here

Readings

On
シツ・シュウ
Kun
しめる・しめす・うるおう・うるおす

しつ: 湿度(しつど) "humidity"; しっ in 湿気(しっけ) "moisture", 湿布(しっぷ) "compress", 湿地(しっち) "wetland". 湿る(しめる) "get damp"; 湿っぽい(しめっぽい) "damp; gloomy".

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Key words

湿度しつどhumidity
湿気しっけmoisture; humidity
湿るしめるto become damp
湿布しっぷpoultice; compress
湿地しっちwetland

Example sentences

Summers in Japan are humid and muggy.

On rainy days, the humidity in the room bothers me.

The laundry is still damp, so let's hang it a bit longer.

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