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Japanese symbol for “sweaty”

Romaji: asemamire
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

In Japanese, sweaty is , read (asemamire).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no, adv sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

sweat, perspire
on: カン
kun: あせ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “sweaty”

WordReadingMeaning
むれむれ muremurefilled with steam; sweaty

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひやあせ hiyaasecold sweat
はっかん hakkansweating; perspiration; sudation
あせだく asedakudripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
あせみず asemizuprofuse sweat
あせばむ asebamuto become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
ねあせ neaseperspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats

See also: Chinese symbol for “sweaty”.

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.