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湿 means 'damp'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1638   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 54    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 70 words   Used in 50 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シツ
Kun
   しめる to be/become damp   しめす to moisten
Additional readings
On    シュウ
Kun    うるおう   うるおす
Variants
濕   溼  
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  显 when the sun is almost lined up  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 湿 is used 9 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 湿 is used 70 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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シツ : 43 words FIND ALL
し つ ど 2 し つ ど 1
noun
level of humidity
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シツ (read as しっ) : 12 words FIND ALL
し っ け 0
noun
moisture; humidity; dampness
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しめる : 14 words FIND ALL
し め り 0
noun
dampness; humidity; moisture
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し: 1 word. FIND ALL
し け る 3 し け る 4
'ru' godan verb, ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be damp; to be moist  (一段 form is mainly spoken language)
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Additional less common words include 湿 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1333  Joy o' Kanji : 1333  Key to Kanji: - 

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湿
シツ   damp   しめる to be/become damp   しめす to moisten   
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显
when the sun is almost lined up
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
业
almost lined up
氵
スイ   みず water   
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