濡らす

• 読み: ぬらす
• ローマ字: nurasu
• 漢字の分解: 濡 (nure/ju) — wet, damp, moist
• 発音: /nɯ.ɾa.sɯ/

意味

To wet; to moisten; to dampen. To make something wet intentionally or accidentally.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb conjugated with the す row. The transitive pair of 濡れる (to get wet). Used for deliberately wetting something (タオルを濡らす, wet a towel) or accidentally getting something wet. Also used figuratively: 涙で枕を濡らす (to wet one's pillow with tears, meaning to cry at night).

例文

1. タオルを水で濡らして顔を拭いた。
2. 急な雨で買い物袋を濡らさないように傘をさした。
3. のどが乾いたので唇を濡らす程度に水を飲んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, cleaning, weather

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Transitive form derived from 濡れる (to become wet). The kanji 濡 combines 氵(water radical) and 需 (to need), suggesting being in contact with water.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal