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Japanese symbol for “wet”

Romaji: nurasu
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak

In Japanese, wet is , read (nurasu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5s, vt to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

get wet, damp, make love
on: ジュ、ニュ
kun: ぬれ.る、ぬら.す、ぬ.れる、ぬ.らす
17 strokes

Other Japanese words for “wet”

WordReadingMeaning
しめっぽい shimeppoidamp; humid; wet
うるおす uruosuto moisten; to wet
ウェット wettowet; moist
しっしき shisshikiwet (process)
しっせい shisseiwet (pleurisy)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぬれる nureruto get wet
ぬれ nurewetting
ずぶぬれ zubunuredripping wet; soaked; drenched
ぬれぎぬ nureginufalse accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge
ぬれば nurebalove scene; bedroom scene; sex scene

See also: Chinese symbol for “wet”.

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.

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