What does 染み mean?
染み is a Japanese noun meaning “stain; spot; smudge; blot” in English. It can also be translated as “spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot)” depending on context. It is written as 染み in kanji, しみ in hiragana, and shimi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
しみをこすり落とすことができなかった。
I couldn't scrub the stain out.