びしょびしょbishobisho

Common
びちょびちょbichobicho
Definitions
  1. no-adjective, na-adjectivesoaked; drenched; sopping; soppy; wet
    川下かわくだりでびしょびしょになった。↗
    I got soaked boating downriver.
  2. adverb (with と)incessantly (raining); drizzling
Conjugation
Plain formびしょびしょ
Polite (desu)びしょびしょです
Negative (dewa nai)びしょびしょではない
polite (dewa arimasen)びしょびしょではありません
Past (datta)びしょびしょだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)びしょびしょではなかった
Te form (de)びしょびしょで
Adverbial (ni)びしょびしょに
Conditional (nara)びしょびしょなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymびたびたNeutralAlso means drenched and is close to 「びしょびしょ」, but it has a more dialectal flavor and is used far less often.
  • SynonymびちゃびちゃNeutralDescribes water splashing about or dripping wetness, with the focus on the sound of splashing rather than being soaked through.
  • Related湿っぽいしめっぽいNeutralMeans damp or clammy — a milder degree than being soaked — and can also describe a gloomy, dreary mood or atmosphere.
  • Related湿潤しつじゅんWrittenA written or technical term for moist, humid conditions; it does not describe being drenched by rain or sweat.
  • RelatedぐちゃぐちゃNeutralCovers soggy, mushy messes where the shape is ruined, or general chaos and disorder; the stress is on the broken-up form or confusion.
  • RelatedぐじゃぐじゃNeutralDescribes a sticky, soggy wetness, and is also used for grumbling or complaining on and on without end.
  • AntonymからからNeutralThe opposite of soaked: bone-dry or parched. Also describes a dry, parched throat.

Use 「びしょびしょ」 or 「びしょ濡れ」 for being drenched by rain or sweat; 「湿っぽい」 for dampness, 「ぐちゃぐちゃ」 for soggy, shape-ruined messes, and 「からから」 for bone-dry things.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 雨あめが絶え間たえまなく降ふるさま。
  2. 雨あめや汗あせですっかり濡ぬれるさま。
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