Word Meaning 濡れ衣を着せる

ぬれぎぬをきせる nureginu o kiseru

濡れ衣を着せる is read as ぬれぎぬをきせる (nureginu o kiseru) and means to frame.

Meaning

English

  1. to frame
  2. to falsely accuse of a crime

Reading

Kana

ぬれぎぬをきせる

Romaji

nureginu o kiseru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 158710 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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濡衣

ぬれぎぬ

wet clothes

濡れ衣を晴らす

ぬれぎぬをはらす

to prove one's innocence

着衣

ちゃくい

clothes (that one is wearing)

着衣泳

ちゃくいえい

swimming fully-clothed

濡れる

ぬれる

to get wet

濡らす

ぬらす

to wet

着替える

きがえる

to change (one's clothes)