# 湿 — Damp

Frequency rank 1439 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 慎 (Humility), less common than 鍵 (Key).

- On’yomi: しつ
- Kun’yomi: しめ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Water on the left, the sun in the middle, and dirt on the right — water seeping through sun-baked dirt leaves everything damp.

In words:

- 湿る しめる — to be wet,to become wet,to be damp
- 湿気 しっけ — moisture,humidity,dampness
- 湿度 しつど — level of humidity

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