— dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile

  • JLPT N2
  • 6 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 水
  • #908 most frequent

Physical Properties · Miscellaneous

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomi
けが.すけが.れるけが.らわしいよご.すよご.れるきたな.い

Example words

  • 汚染おせんpollution; contamination
  • 汚れよごれdirt; filth
  • 汚れるよごれる(1) to get dirty; to become dirty (2) to become sullied
  • 汚いきたない(1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting) (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded (5) stingy; greedy
  • 汚すよごす(1) to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain (2) to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
  • 汚らわしいけがらわしいfilthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive
  • 汚れけがれuncleanness; impurity; disgrace
  • 汚れるけがれるto be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained