濡れ衣を着せる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
きぬ > ぎぬ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

()(ぎぬ) (nureginu, wet clothes) + (o, accusative case particle) + ()せる (kiseru, to put on).

Verb

()(ぎぬ)()せる • (nureginu o kiseruichidan (stem ()(ぎぬ)() (nureginu o kise), past ()(ぎぬ)()せた (nureginu o kiseta))

  1. frame, falsely accuse
    ()(ぎぬ)()せられた秋穂(あきほ)選択(せんたく)余地(よち)はなかった。
    Nureginu o kiserareta akiho ni sentaku o yochi wa nakatta.
    The falsely accused Akiho had no room to choose.

Conjugation