Illustration: At an apartment dining table, an office worker holds the front of a white shirt away from their body and examines an irregular coffee stain. A tipped cup rests safely on its saucer nearby. The worker presses a damp cloth against the mark, but the brown patch remains visibly embedded in the fabric.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

シミ

shimi

stain, spot

Example sentences

  1. このシミが取とれないんだ。

    This stain won’t come out.

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  2. Tシャツにシミがついてるよ。

    You have a stain on your T-shirt.

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  3. このインクの染しみは落おちないよ。

    This ink stain will not wash out.

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