湿
Damp
Meanings
Damp, Wet, Moist
On'yomi
しつ、 しゅう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
しめ.る、 しめ.す、 うるお.う、 うるお.す
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
湿 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
湿 (Damp) is taught on WaniKani at level 45 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1517 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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