しみ

stain

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Also a form of

Meanings

しみ · シミ also 染み

  1. noun, usually in kana stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear; blotch
  2. usually in kana, esp. シミ spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration; freckle

しみ · とぎょ also 紙魚 · 衣魚 · 蠧魚

  1. noun, usually in kana true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
  2. Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
  3. derogatory someone who is unable to apply what they have read

In sentences

何どのシミですか？ What's that stain? #11254139

このシミが取とれないんだ。 This stain won't come out. #9927363

このしみはふいても取とれない。 This blot can't be wiped out. #223711

Tシャツにシミがついてるよ。 You have a stain on your T-shirt. #11611977

君きみのカラーにはしみがついている。 Your collar has a stain on it. #178545