Japanese symbol for “sodden”
びしょ濡れ
びしょぬれ
Romaji: bishonure
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched
In Japanese, sodden is びしょ濡れ, read びしょぬれ (bishonure).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sodden”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぐしゃぐしゃ | ぐしゃぐしゃ gushagusha | soggy; soaked; drenched |
| ぐしょ濡れ | ぐしょぬれ gushonure | sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden |
| じくじく | じくじく jikujiku | oozing; damp; sodden |
| ズブズブ | ズブズブ zubuzubu | drenched; soaked; sodden |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濡れる | ぬれる nureru | to get wet |
| 濡れ | ぬれ nure | wetting |
| 濡らす | ぬらす nurasu | to wet; to moisten; to dampen |
| ずぶ濡れ | ずぶぬれ zubunure | dripping wet; soaked; drenched |
| 濡れ衣 | ぬれぎぬ nureginu | false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge |
| 濡れ場 | ぬれば nureba | love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.