How to say 'Wet' in Japanese | ぬれる

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The Japanese word for Wet is 'Nureru', written as ぬれる in Japanese.

word

ぬれる

Meaning

Wet

Reading

Nureru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'ぬれる (nureru)' means 'to get wet'. It is used to describe something or someone becoming wet, often due to exposure to water or another liquid. This verb is commonly used in everyday situations, such as when clothes, hair, or objects get wet. For example: My clothes got wet in the rain「服が雨でぬれた」(ふくがあめでぬれた). The towel is wet「タオルがぬれている」(タオルがぬれている). Note that 'ぬれる' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. To express the action of making something wet, the transitive verb 'ぬらす (nurasu)' is used instead.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

3831

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word ぬれる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ぬ

Reading

hiragana

れ

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hiragana

る

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'Nureru' means 'Wet' .

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