湿気る
しける · shikeru · JLPT N1 · noun
damp
湿 — water 氵 + 㬎 (phonetic, 'visible')
湿 originally depicted dampness, combining the water radical 氵 with 㬎, which suggests sun shining on silk threads being dried. The water component carries the meaning 'wet/damp,' while 㬎 hints at the pronunciation. Modern simplified form 湿 replaced traditional 濕.