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汚

dirty
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingオ
Kun readingけが.す、けが.れる、けが.らわしい、よご.す、よご.れる、きたな.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. dirtyRtK
    彼は食事の前に汚れた手を洗った。He washed her dirty hands before the meal.tatoeba
    親に勘当されて今では薄汚い盗賊である。He has been disinherited by his father and he is a dirty robber now.wiki
  2. defile
  3. disgrace
  4. pollute
  5. rape
  1. to pollute
  2. to contaminate
  3. to soil
  4. to make dirty
  5. to stain

Popular Usage

汚い汚れる汚染汚す汚れ汚らわしい

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · snare · one (一) · spike · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1334

Compound words

汚いきたない
dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered
汚れるよごれる
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
汚染おせん
pollution; contamination
汚すよごす
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain
汚れよごれ
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
汚職おしょく
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
汚水おすい
filthy water; sewage
汚濁おだく
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
汚点おてん
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
汚物おぶつ
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt
汚名おめい
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor
汚辱おじょく
disgrace
汚損おそん
staining
汚泥おでい
sludge
汚涜おとく
blasphemy
汚穢おわい
night soil
貪汚たんお
greed
汚ないきたない
dirty
汚染菌おせんきん
contaminant
汚染源おせんげん
source of pollution
汚染除去おせんじょきょ
decontamination
土壌汚染どじょうおせん
soil pollution
汚染するおせんする
to pollution
汚いやり方きたないやりかた
dirty trick

Kun Reading Examples

都市が大きくなればなるほど、空気や水は汚れてくる。よごれる
The bigger a city grows, the dirtier the air and water become.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は当校の名を汚した。
He blotted the good reputation of our school.tatoeba
彼は広がりを見せる汚職スキャンダルで摘発された最初の国会議員です。
He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.tatoeba
彼は汚名をそそいだ。
He vindicated his honor.tatoeba
狡猾で意地汚いイメージが付き纏う。
There is an image of him as being sly and vulgar.wiki
公衆便所は汚れるのが非常に早いため、掃除が重要になってくる。
Public restrooms get filthy very soon and therefore cleaning is important.wiki
(詳細は捕鯨問題汚染の問題参照)
(For more information, refer to whaling problems and pollution problems.)wiki
こうなると雑菌に汚染されている危険もある。
Under such conditions, there is a risk that koji has been contaminated by various bacteria.wiki
ツクヨミは汚らわしいと怒り、ウケモチを斬ってしまった。
Incensed that the foods were filthy, Tsukuyomi slew Ukemochi.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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Practice Writing 汚

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