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濡: get wet

get wet; damp
17 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 7 words here

Readings

On
ジュ・ニュ
Kun
ぬれる・ぬらす・ぬれる・ぬらす・うるおい・うるおう

濡れる (intransitive, to get wet) pairs with 濡らす (transitive, to wet). The on-reading ジュ is rare.

Key words

濡れるぬれるto get wet
濡らすぬらすto wet
ずぶ濡れずぶぬれsoaked to the skin
濡れ衣ぬれぎぬfalse accusation

Example sentences

It suddenly rained and my clothes got wet.

I wet a towel with cold water and held it to my face.

I forgot my umbrella and got soaked on the way home.

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