Kanji

濡

get wet, damp, make love

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュ, ニュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ぬれる, ぬらす, ぬれる, ぬらす, うるおい, うるおう, うるおす

Example sentences

濡れる ぬれる
濡れてしまった

My clothes got wet due to the sudden rain.

バカみたい バカみたい
忘れて バカみたい 濡れた

I forgot my umbrella and got soaking wet like a fool.

濡らす ぬらす
料理 うっかり 濡らしてしまった

I accidentally got my sleeve wet while cooking.

ずぶ濡れ ずぶぬれ
忘れて ずぶ濡れ なった

I forgot my umbrella and got soaked to the bone.

遭う あう
昨日 帰り道 突然 豪雨 遭って ずぶ濡れ なってしまった

Last night, I got caught in a sudden heavy rain on my way home and was drenched to the skin.

びしょ濡れ びしょぬれ
夕立 あって びしょ濡れ なった

Caught in a sudden evening shower, my clothes got soaking wet.

にわか雨 にわかあめ
急な にわか雨 降られて びしょ濡れ なった

I was caught in a sudden shower and my clothes got soaking wet.

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