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汚

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • dirty
  • pollute
  • disgrace
  • rape
  • defile

On'yomi (音読み)

  • オ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • けが.す
  • けが.れる
  • けが.らわしい
  • よご.す
  • よご.れる
  • きたな.い
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1551
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 汚よごれNoun
    oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
  • 汚染おせんNoun
    pollution, contamination
  • 汚職おしょくNoun
    corruption (esp. by a government employee), bribery, graft
  • 汚れよごれNoun
    dirt, filth, stain
  • 汚名おめいNoun
    bad name, bad reputation, disgrace
  • 汚濁おだくNoun
    pollution, contamination, corruption
  • 汚いきたないi-adjective
    dirty, filthy, foul
  • 汚すよごすGodan verb
    to pollute, to contaminate, to soil

Practice in Kanjiru

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