浸る【ひたる】
Frequency rank: 6,100. – 6,105.
- to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged
- to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
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- to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged
- to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
This meaning refers to a physical state of being covered or surrounded by a liquid, often used to describe an object or person completely engulfed in a substance.
His clothes were flooded due to the rain.
This meaning conveys a figurative sense of being deeply involved or absorbed in something, such as emotions, experiences, or activities.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひたる浸ることができるto be able to immerse oneselfたのしいおもいで楽しい思い出にひたる浸るto bask in happy memoriesおんがく音楽にひたる浸るto be immersed in musicおさけお酒にひたる浸るto indulge in alcoholゆめ夢にひたる浸るto be lost in dreamsしずか静かなじかん時間にひたる浸るto soak in quiet momentsひたりたい浸りたいきぶん気分a mood to immerse oneselfかこ過去にひたる浸るto dwell in the pastしぜん自然にひたる浸るto be surrounded by natureじかん時間をわすれて忘れてひたる浸るto lose track of time while immersed
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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He had the gratification of seeing his son graduate from collage.
I was immersed in the happy atmosphere of the occasion.
The audience was immersed in an aftertaste of the concert.