Readings
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 Popular Usage
RadicalComponents
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘ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
corruption (esp. by a government employee)