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Kotomora

濡

get wet, damp, make love

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes17

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

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  • 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

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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.