Meaning of しみ in Japanese
Definition of しみ
-
(n) stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear; blotch
しみをこすり落とすことができなかった。
I couldn't scrub the stain out. - spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration; freckle
- (n) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
- oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
- someone who is unable to apply what they have read
- (n) chloasma; liver spot
Words related to しみ
-
(n) stinginess; miserliness
一文惜しみの百知らず。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
-
(n) pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
私達は他人の苦しみに同情するべきだ。
We should feel for the pains of others.
-
(n) sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
刺し身は好きではないのでしょう。
You don't like sashimi, do you?
- (n) plate of assorted sashimi
-
(n) citizen; townspeople
その新しい法律が市民から自由を奪った。
The new law has deprived the citizens of their liberty.
- (n) citizens' campaign; citizens' group
