濡ぬれる

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

濡れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

get wet; become wet

Intransitive verb describing something becoming wet from rain, water, tears, etc. The transitive counterpart is 濡らす (ぬらす).

〈物もの〉が雨あめに濡ぬれるto get wet in the rain
傘かさを忘わすれて服ふくが雨あめに濡ぬれた。
I forgot my umbrella and my clothes got wet in the rain.
〈物もの〉が〈物もの〉で濡ぬれるto become wet with something (tears, sweat, etc.)
彼かの女じょの顔かおは涙なみだで濡ぬれていた。
Her face was wet with tears.
ぐっしょり濡ぬれるto be soaked through
汗あせで下した着ぎまでぐっしょり濡ぬれた。
I was soaked with sweat, even my underwear.
濡ぬれた〈物もの〉a wet (object)
濡ぬれたタオルで顔かおを拭ふいた。
I wiped my face with a wet towel.

濡ぬらすN3
濡れる is intransitive 'to get wet' while 濡らす is the transitive 'to wet (something)'.

湿しめるN3
濡れる describes becoming thoroughly wet, while 湿る describes a lighter dampness and can also describe a gloomy mood.
潤うるむN1
濡れる means to get wet in general, while 潤む implies only a thin layer of moisture, especially from tears or condensation.

乾かわくN4
濡れる means to become wet, while 乾く means to become dry, the direct opposite process.
干ひる
濡れる means to become wet, the opposite of 干る's sense of drying up and losing moisture.

漏もれるN2
濡れる (to get wet) sounds similar to 漏れる (to leak) and both are intransitive verbs about liquid, but 濡れる describes something becoming wet, not liquid escaping through a gap.
びしょ濡ぬれN1
濡れる is the verb meaning 'to get wet', while びしょ濡れ is a no-adjective/noun describing the resulting soaked state, so they can't be swapped grammatically.
まみれる
濡れる (to get wet) is written with a different kanji reading and simply means becoming wet, whereas まみれる means being smeared or plastered with a messy substance.

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濡ぬれるUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
ぬれるUsage17%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Derived from the classical verb 濡る (ぬる), which had the same meaning. The modern form 濡れる developed from the classical intransitive/passive form.