dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape
Also: 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
About this kanji
The kanji 汚, pronounced as 'o' in on'yomi and 'yogosu' in kun'yomi, primarily means 'dirty' or 'to pollute.' It is often used in various compounds to describe things related to dirtiness or corruption. For example, 汚職 (oshoku) means 'corruption,' specifically in government, while 汚染 (osen) translates to 'pollution,' and 汚れ (yogore) means 'dirt' or 'stains.' The adjective 汚い (kitanai) also comes from this kanji and means 'dirty.' Note that while it often conveys negative meanings, it is also used in more neutral contexts, like discussing environmental issues.
Example sentences
川の水が汚れている。
The river water is polluted.
Meanings across languages
- English
- dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
- Tiếng Việt
- bẩn, ô nhiễm, làm nhục, xâm phạm
- 日本語
- 汚れる, 汚染する, 名誉を傷つける, 汚す
- 한국어
- 더럽히다, 오염시키다, 불명예, 부정하다
- 中文
- 肮脏, 污染, 羞辱, 玷污
- id
- kotor
- th
- สกปรก
- es
- sucio
- fr
- sale
- de
- schmutzig
- pt
- sujo
Common compounds
- 汚職おしょくcorruption (esp. by a government employee), bribery, graft
- 汚染おせんpollution, contamination
- 汚れよごれdirt, filth, stain
- 汚いきたないdirty, filthy, foul
- 汚すよごすto pollute, to contaminate, to soil
- 汚水おすいfilthy water, sewage
- 汚濁おだくpollution, contamination, corruption
- 汚名おめいbad name, bad reputation, disgrace
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