How do you say "wet" in Japanese?

濡れた

nureta

Adjective Kanji

In Japanese, "wet" is 濡れた (nureta).

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Pronunciation

濡れた is written using kanji. Romanised as nureta, it sounds roughly like "noo-reh-tah" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Nureta (濡れた) uses the past-participle form ending in -ta. The character 濡 shows the water radical, reinforcing that this word specifically describes something soaked by liquid.

Example sentence

雨で服が濡れています。

Ame de fuku ga nurete imasu.

My clothes are wet from the rain.

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How to remember 濡れた

The water radical on the left side of 濡 is your visual cue. Think of water splashing onto something to remember this word.

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Questions about 濡れた

How do you pronounce 濡れた?

濡れた is romanised as nureta. Say it roughly like "noo-reh-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 濡れた formal or casual?

濡れた is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 濡れた written in Japanese?

濡れた is written using kanji. Nureta (濡れた) uses the past-participle form ending in -ta.

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