ずぶ濡ぬれ

ず

ぶ

ぬ

れ

JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

Describes being thoroughly wet, often from rain or water. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

急きゅうな雨

あめ

で

ずぶ

濡ぬ

れ

に

なっ

た

。

I got soaked in the sudden rain.

ずぶ濡ぬれの服ふくを着き替がえた。

I changed out of my dripping wet clothes.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がずぶ濡ぬれになるfor someone to become completely soaked
傘かさを忘わすれて、帰かえり道みちでずぶ濡ぬれになった。
I forgot my umbrella and got soaked on the way home.
〈事こと〉でずぶ濡ぬれになるto get drenched because of something (rain, a wave, etc.)
急きゅうな雨あめでずぶ濡ぬれになってしまった。
I got completely drenched because of the sudden rain.
ずぶ濡ぬれの〈物もの〉a soaking wet (object/clothing)
ずぶ濡ぬれの服ふくを脱ぬいで乾かわいたものに着き替がえた。
I took off my drenched clothes and changed into dry ones.

Kanji

濡get wet, damp, make love

Related words

びしょ濡ぬれN1
ずぶ濡れ emphasizes being soaked through to the skin, while びしょ濡れ can describe a slightly less intense but still thorough wetness.
濡ぬれ鼠ねずみ
濡れ鼠 is a vivid idiom comparing a soaked person to a drenched rat, while ずぶ濡れ is the plain, neutral way to say the same thing.
びっしょりN2
ずぶ濡れ is a noun for the state of being completely soaked, while びっしょり is a mimetic word used adverbially or with だ/な to describe the same drenched state.
びしょびしょN2
ずぶ濡れ is a noun/na-adjective meaning completely soaked, while びしょびしょ is the reduplicated mimetic word for the same soaked state.

Written forms

ずぶ濡ぬれUsage69%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
ずぶぬれUsage25%
ズブ濡ぬれUsage6%
Variant with katakana for the first part; less common but seen in casual writing.

Etymology

The prefix ずぶ is an intensifier meaning 'thoroughly' or 'completely,' and 濡れ comes from the verb 濡れる (to get wet). The exact origin of ずぶ is uncertain, but it appears in other words like ずぶとい (bold, shameless).