Translation guide
Describes being thoroughly wet, drenched, or saturated with liquid. Covers physical states, metaphorical immersion, and related expressions.
To say that someone or something is completely wet, often from rain, water, or other liquid.
The most common and natural way to say 'soaked' for people, clothes, or objects. Emphasizes being wet through and through.
My clothes got soaked from the rain.
He is soaked with sweat.
Similar to びしょ濡れ but often implies being soaked to the skin, sometimes with a nuance of being drenched heavily.
I got soaked by the sudden downpour.
Used for places or things that are flooded or covered with water, like a floor or room. Not typically used for people.
The kitchen is soaked (flooded).
An onomatopoeic adverb meaning heavily soaked or drenched, often used with 濡れる. Slightly more emphatic or literary.
The towel is soaked through.
To describe something that has absorbed a liquid, like bread in soup or a sponge.
Transitive verb meaning to soak something in liquid. Often used in cooking or cleaning.
Soak the bread in milk.
Intransitive verb meaning to be soaked or immersed in liquid. Also used metaphorically.
To soak or pickle in a liquid, often for preservation or flavor (e.g., pickles, marinades).
To soak into, permeate. Describes liquid being absorbed deeply into a material.
To express being deeply involved in an atmosphere, emotion, or activity.
While 濡れる (ぬれる) means 'to get wet,' it does not convey the intensity of 'soaked.' Use compounds like びしょ濡れ or adverbs like ぐっしょり to express being thoroughly wet.
浸す is general soaking in liquid, while 漬ける implies soaking for a purpose like pickling or marinating, often with salt, vinegar, or soy sauce.
The beans are soaking in water.
Soak vegetables in salt water.
水がスポンジに染み込んだ。
The water soaked into the sponge.
彼はギャンブルにどっぷり浸かっている。
He is soaked in gambling.