Japanese symbol for “immersing”

浸漬

しんし

Romaji: shinshi

dipping; soaking; immersing

In Japanese, immersing is 浸漬, read しんし (shinshi).

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Meanings

n, vs dipping; soaking; immersing

Written forms: 浸漬. Readings: しんし、しんせき.

Kanji and stroke order

浸

immersed, soak, dip

on: シン
kun: ひた.す、ひた.る、つ.かる

10 strokes · JLPT 1

漬

pickling, soak, moisten

on: シ
kun: つ.ける、つ.かる、-づ.け、-づけ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
浸透	しんとう shintou	permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread
浸かる	つかる tsukaru	to be submerged; to be soaked
浸水	しんすい shinsui	inundation; submersion; flood
浸る	ひたる hitaru	to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged
浸食	しんしょく shinshoku	erosion; corrosion
水浸し	みずびたし mizubitashi	submersion; inundation; being flooded
漬物	つけもの tsukemono	tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
漬ける	つける tsukeru	to soak (in); to steep; to dip

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.