湿

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

damp, wet, moist

Kun'yomi
  • to become damp ②to lack energy
  • to wet
  • うるお
  • うるお
On'yomi
  • moisture ②scabies
  • シュウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シツ 54.7%
しめしめ 45.3%

Character Breakdown

damp, wet, moist
シツ しめ.る シュウ (8th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
manifest(顯) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

to become damp ②to lack energy
level of humidity
(wet) compress
malicious ②shady and damp
marshy grassland
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References

Unicode hex code 6E7F
JIS X 0208 1-28-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2631
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3243
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 609
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 741
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 443
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 555
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1788
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1927
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1476
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1402
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17920P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1333
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1169
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1226
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 702
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1560
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 838
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1223
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1805
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a9.22
Four corner code 3611.2
De Roo Code 374