じみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じみ – see the following entries.
地味
[adjective] plain, simple
[adjective] quiet, subdued
[noun] plainness
[noun] quietness
滋味
[noun] nutriment, nourishment
[noun] savoriness, deep flavor
染み
[verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 染みる (-jimiru) [ichidan]
[verb] irrealis and stem (or continuative) forms of 染む (-jimu) [nidan]
(This term, じみ (jimi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)