濡
get wet, damp, make love
Readings
On'yomi
- ジュ
- ニュ
Kun'yomi
- ぬれ.る
- ぬら.す
- ぬ.れる
- ぬ.らす
- うるお.い
- うるお.う
- うるお.す
Meaning
濡 centers on becoming wet or damp, whether from water or other moisture. The rare sense of making love is a figurative extension of being emotionally or physically drenched.
Most common words using 濡
20 of 36- 濡れぬれ
wetting
- 濡らすぬらすN3
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
- 濡れるぬれるN4
to get wet
- びしょ濡れびしょぬれN1
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
- ずぶ濡れずぶぬれN1
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
- 濡れ衣ぬれぎぬ
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge
- 濡れ場ぬれば
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
- ぐしょ濡れぐしょぬれ
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
- 枕を濡らすまくらをぬらす
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
- 水濡れみずぬれ
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
- 泣き濡れるなきぬれる
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
- 濡れTシャツコンテストぬれティーシャツコンテスト
wet T-shirt contest
- 濡れそぼつぬれそぼつ
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
- 濡れそぼるぬれそぼる
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
- 濡れタオルぬれタオル
wet towel; damp towel
- 濡れティッシュぬれティッシュ
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes
- 濡れ事ぬれごと
love affair; romance
- 濡れ事師ぬれごとし
(acting) romantic lead; philanderer
- 濡れ仏ぬれぼとけ
Buddhist image in the open
- 濡れ性ぬれせい
wettability
Study
Etymology
濡 combines 氵 (water) with 需, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of moisture or soaking. The exact historical development of 需 is uncertain, but the water radical clearly marks the wetness meaning.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 pours over 需, soaking everything until it is thoroughly wet and damp.
Reading mnemonic
For ジュ, imagine a jeweler dipping a gem into water to clean it: jew -> ジュ, and the gem gets wet.