# 浸 — soak

浸 means “soak”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: ひた(す) (hitasu), つ(かる) (tsukaru). You'll see it in words such as 浸る (hitaru, “to be soaked in; to be flooded”).

- Meaning: soak
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: ひた(す) (hitasu), つ(かる) (tsukaru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 浸

Parts: 氵 water · ヨ hand · 冖 cover · 又 hand; again

## Words with 浸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 浸る | ひたる (hitaru) | to be soaked in; to be flooded |
| 浸す | ひたす (hitasu) | to soak; to dip |
| 浸かる | つかる (tsukaru) | to be submerged; to be soaked |

## Don't confuse it with

[侵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/invade/) · [寝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sleep/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 2” set

[噴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/erupt/) · [漏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leak/) · [潜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dive/) · [没](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sink-out-of-sight/) · [浸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soak/) · [沼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swamp/) · [滝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/waterfall/) · [漂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drift/) · [浪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wander/)

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