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Blemish Soil Left 垢 コウ あか はじ Dirt

Kanji
Onyomi コウ
Kunyomi あか, はじ
English dirt, grime, earwax
Examples 垢(あか): dirt; filth; grime
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Components 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
后: empress; queen; after; behind; back; later
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword blemish
Koohii Story 1 Big consternation in the court! A little bit of soil in the garden touched the empress' face and left a blemish there. Courtiers fainted left and right...
Koohii Story 2 The empress gets a soil mask at the spa to treat a blemish.
RTK Index (new) 2302

Tags: jlpt.n0, shouldsuspend, grades+

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