Illustration: At a kitchen sink, a cook rinses a hand with a tiny existing cut beside one fingernail. The moment the stream reaches that spot, the cook squeezes one eye shut, bares their teeth, and jerks that finger away while the other fingers remain under the water.

しみる

shimiru

to sting, to smart

Used of irritation from things such as cold, soap or a wound. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

石せっけんが目めにしみました。
The soap hurt my eyes.
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寒風かんぷうが骨身ほねみにしみた。
The cold wind cut me to the bone.
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海水かいすいが傷きずにしみて痛いたいよ。
The seawater stings my cut.
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