To be submerged or soaked in a liquid (e.g., being in a bath or immersed in water).
疲れたのでゆっくりお風呂に浸かって温まりたい。
I'm tired, so I want to warm up by soaking slowly in the bath.
野菜を塩水に浸かるようにして泥を落とした。
I soaked the vegetables in salt water to wash off the dirt.
氷にしばらく浸かると手が痛くなった。
After being submerged in ice for a while, my hands started to hurt.
To be pickled or well seasoned by being left in a brine or marinade (esp. written 漬かる for pickling).
きゅうりがちょうどよく漬かって食べ頃だ。
The cucumbers are perfectly pickled and ready to eat.
ぬか漬けは毎日かき混ぜないと上手く漬からない。
Nukazuke (rice bran pickles) won't pickle well unless you stir them every day.
味噌に漬かっていた野菜は風味が深い。
Vegetables pickled in miso have a deep flavor.
To be thoroughly immersed in a condition or mood (e.g., laziness, sentiment), unable to pull oneself out.
彼は最近仕事のやる気がなく、怠惰に浸かっているようだ。
Lately he lacks motivation at work and seems to be wallowing in laziness.
昔の恋愛に浸かっていると前に進めないよ。
If you keep dwelling on an old romance, you can't move forward.
失敗に浸かって自信を失わないでください。次に進みましょう。
Don't let yourself be consumed by failure and lose confidence. Let's move on.