浸す

ひたす · hitasu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to soak

🛁 浸 = 氵water + 侵 invade: water invades whatever you soak

The 氵 water radical marks liquid, and 侵 suggests seeping in. Soaking, dipping and drenching all mean liquid penetrating deep into something.

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