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滲む[にじむ] (nijimu)

to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #15628 most frequent

Meaning

滲む (にじむ, nijimu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to run, to blur, to spread, to blot, to ooze”.

Example sentences 11

雨あめに濡ぬれてあて名ながにじんでしまった

It got wet in the rain and the address got smudged.

彼かれの顔かおに汗あせがにじんでいた。

The sweat stood on his face.

家いえで洗濯せんたくすると色いろがにじむ。

If you wash it at home, the color will run.

ドレスを洗あらったら色いろがにじんだ。

The color ran when the dress was washed.

Conjugation table

滲む (にじむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary滲む にじむnijimu
Negative滲まない にじまないnijimanai
Past滲んだ にじんだnijinda
Past negative滲まなかった にじまなかったnijimanakatta
Polite (ます)滲みます にじみますnijimimasu
Polite negative滲みません にじみませんnijimimasen
Polite past滲みました にじみましたnijimimashita
Polite past negative滲みませんでした にじみませんでしたnijimimasendeshita
Te-form滲んで にじんでnijinde
Conditional (ば)滲めば にじめばnijimeba
Conditional (たら)滲んだら にじんだらnijindara
Potential滲める にじめるnijimeru
Passive滲まれる にじまれるnijimareru
Causative滲ませる にじませるnijimaseru
Causative-passive滲ませられる にじませられるnijimaserareru
Volitional滲もう にじもうnijimou
Volitional polite滲みましょう にじみましょうnijimimashou
Imperative滲め にじめnijime
Desire (たい)滲みたい にじみたいnijimitai

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