| Kanji | 汚 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | オ |
| Kunyomi | けが.す、けが.れる、けが.らわしい、よご.す、よご.れる、きたな.い |
| English | dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile |
| Examples | 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 |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 908 |
| Components | 水: water 二: two; two radical (no.2) |
| Number of Strokes | 6 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | dirty |
| Koohii Story 1 | A hunter Washes, with WATER, his TWO SNAREs, because they are dirty. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Washing your dirty snare in water, the extra line represents the water level as you submerge the snare. |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous
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