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Japanese symbol for “humidity”

Romaji: shitsudo
humidity

In Japanese, humidity is , read (shitsudo).

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Meanings

  1. n humidity

Kanji and stroke order

damp, wet, moist
on: シツ、シュウ
kun: しめ.る、しめ.す、うるお.う、うるお.す
12 strokes · JLPT 2
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “humidity”

WordReadingMeaning
すいぶん suibunwater; liquid; fluid
しっけ shikkemoisture; humidity; dampness
しつ shitsumoisture; humidity; dampness
しめり shimeridampness; humidity; moisture
きしつ kishitsuhumidity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しっけ shikkemoisture; humidity; dampness
しっち shitchidamp ground; wetland; bog
しつげん shitsugenmarshy grassland; wetlands
たしつ tashitsuhigh humidity
しめっぽい shimeppoidamp; humid; wet
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization

See also: Chinese symbol for “humidity”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.