濡れ衣

ぬれぎぬ

false accusations

What does 濡れ衣 mean?

濡れ衣 is a Japanese noun meaning false accusations in English. It is written as 濡れ衣 in kanji, ぬれぎぬ in hiragana, and nureginu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

雨に降られて、全身ずぶ濡れだよ。

I was caught in the rain and got soaked to the skin.