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Kanji Detail for 濡 - "to moisten"

濡

  • Meaning

    濡 means "to moisten." Also associated with to delay, rain blessing.

    1. To moisten - To wet; to dampen.

    2. To delay - To linger; to be sluggish.

    3. Rain blessing - The benefit of rain.

    4. To bless - To bestow grace.

  • Words using 濡

    • 濡れる ぬれる Listen to get wet
    • びしょ濡れ びしょぬれ Listen sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden

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    • Verified meaning: to moisten
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: to delay, rain blessing

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    get wet; damp; make love

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    immerse, moisten; wet, damp

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    dilatory; to moisten

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to moisten, to immerse; wet, damp

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Wet. Being thoroughly soaked by water is called 沾濡. | Slow and lingering. As in 濡滯 (lingering). | To be accustomed to. What one often sees and hears is called 耳濡目染 (influenced by what one sees and hears).

  • Onyomi

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    ju(ジュ) ジュ

    nyu(ニュ) ニュ

  • Kunyomi

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    nu.reru(ぬ-れる) ぬ-れる

    nura.su(ぬ-らす) ぬ-らす

    uruo.i(うるお-い) うるお-い

    uruo.su(うるお-す) うるお-す

    uruo.u(うるお-う) うるお-う

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    moisten delay rain blessing wet soak drench damp dew humidity moisture saturate sprinkle immerse irrigate hydrate bless benefit

Sentences including 濡

  • He tried to keep dry as best he could.

  • Her eyes were moist with tears.

  • He was wet all over.

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