immerse

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 浸 has 10 strokes and describes immersing something in liquid or being immersed.
• Basic usage: 浸す is read ひたす, and 浸る is read ひたる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What is immersed and what becomes submerged
  • 乾いた布を水に浸して describes soaking a dry cloth in water. を marks what is immersed, and に marks the liquid.
  • 靴が足首まで水に浸った describes shoes becoming submerged in water up to the ankles.
• Immersed in memories
  • 学生時代の思い出に浸った means becoming absorbed in memories of one's school days.