Kanji

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
急な雨で服が濡れてしまった。

My clothes got wet due to the sudden rain.

バカみたい バカみたい
傘を忘れて、バカみたいに濡れた。

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

濡らす ぬらす
料理中に、うっかり袖を濡らしてしまった。

I accidentally got my sleeve wet while cooking.

ずぶ濡れ ずぶぬれ
傘を忘れて、ずぶ濡れになった。

I forgot my umbrella and got soaked to the bone.

遭う あう
昨日の夜、帰り道で突然の豪雨に遭って、ずぶ濡れになってしまった。

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
夕立にあって、服がびしょ濡れになった。

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

にわか雨 にわかあめ
急なにわか雨に降られて、服がびしょ濡れになった。

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

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