Meaning

Primary

To Get Wet

Alternative

To Be Wet

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means wet, so the verb version is to get wet.

Reading

ぬれる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading with the kanji, so you should be able to read it already!

Context

Context Sentences

やれやれ。雨で尻尾まで濡れちゃったよ。

Oh geez. Even my tail got wet in the rain.

私のiPhoneはウォータープルーフだから、一緒にお風呂に入っても濡れないの。

My iPhone is waterproof, so it doesn't get wet even if I take a bath with it.

あなた、髪がまだ濡れているわよ。乾かしてから、寝なさい。

Your hair is still wet. You should dry it before you go to sleep.

Kanji Composition