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Frequency: 2260
Grade 9

Meanings

get wet
damp
make love

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュ
ニュ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬれ.る
ぬら.す
ぬ.れる
ぬ.らす
うるお.い
うるお.う
うるお.す

Common Words

れる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1764
1

to get wet

Examples
ぬれた衣装が彼女の体にくっついていた。
Wet clothes clung to her body.
らす
濡す
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5237
1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

Examples
彼はタオルを水で濡らした
He wetted his towel with water.
ズブ濡れ
ぶぬれ
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #16309
1

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

Examples
彼女は全身ずぶぬれだった。
She was soaked from head to foot.
しょぬれ
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #18555
1

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

Examples
私たちは夕立にあって、びしょ濡れになった。
We were drenched in the shower.
ぬれ
Noun
Freq #22502
1

wetting

2

love affair

3

lover

れそぼ
Godan verb
Freq #23062
1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

れぎぬ
ぬれごろも
濡衣
Noun
Freq #28417
1

false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge

2

Original meaning

wet clothes

ぬれぎぬをきせる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #37540
1

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

Examples
濡れ衣を着せられた
I was falsely accused.
ぬれぬれ
ヌレヌレ
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
Freq #50514
1

wetly; moistly

ぬれタオル
Noun
Freq #51962
1

wet towel; damp towel

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