noun

  1. soaked to the skin, like a drowned rat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
濡れ鼠 ぬれねずみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

get wet, damp, make love
ぬ.れる ジュ ニュ (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
demand, request, need
ジュ (7th, N1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ ニ しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
rat, mouse, dark gray
ねずみ ソ ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (11th)