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かれ
タオル
みず
しめ
湿
した
He wet the towel with water.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
noun
(hand) towel
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0
noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: ; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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0 3
Most common form: しめる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
スイ   みず water   
湿
シツ   damp   しめ to be/become damp   しめ to moisten   
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when the sun is almost lined up
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
almost lined up
スイ   みず water   
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