Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 陰湿(いんしつ) in Japanese

陰湿
Kana Reading
いんしつ
Romaji
inshitsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    malicious; spiteful; vicious
    Example sentence
    中学・高校では陰湿ないじめが増える傾向にあるという。 In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    devious; underhanded; sly
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    damp and shady

Examples of 陰湿, いんしつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

湿 JLPT 2

12 strokes

damp, wet, moist

On'Yomi: シツ, シュウ

Kun'Yomi: しめ.る, しめ.す, うるお.う, うるお.す

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陰 JLPT 1

11 strokes

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: かげ, かげ.る

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