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RTK / HeisigFrame #1927

湿

damp

Lv 45

Strokes: 12

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

damp RTK

Community Mnemonic

609 votes

You first wash you clothes with water and wring them until they are just damp before hanging them in a row under the sun to dry. If you don't wring them damp first they will take days to dry!

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

しつ

Kun'yomi

しめ