Word Meaning 濡れ衣を晴らす

ぬれぎぬをはらす nureginu o harasu

濡れ衣を晴らす is read as ぬれぎぬをはらす (nureginu o harasu) and means to prove one's innocence.

Meaning

English

  1. to prove one's innocence
  2. to clear oneself of a false accusation

Reading

Kana

ぬれぎぬをはらす

Romaji

nureginu o harasu

Writing Variants

  • ぬれぎぬを晴らす ぬれぎぬをはらす nureginuoharasu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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濡衣

ぬれぎぬ

wet clothes

濡らす

ぬらす

to wet

濡れる

ぬれる

to get wet

晴らす

はらす

to accomplish a goal

見晴らす

みはらす

to command a view

見晴かす

みはるかす

to look out over (far into the distance)

気を晴らす

きをはらす

to cheer (someone) up

思いを晴らす

おもいをはらす

to get one's revenge

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

浴衣

ゆかた

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)