Japanese symbol for “blot”
汚れ
よごれ
Romaji: yogore
dirt; filth; stain; blot
In Japanese, blot is 汚れ, read よごれ (yogore).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 染み | しみ shimi | stain; spot; smudge |
| 汚点 | おてん oten | stain; blot; flaw |
| 滲む | にじむ nijimu | to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed |
| 染みを付ける | しみをつける shimiotsukeru | to blot; to stain; to smudge |
| 名折れ | なおれ naore | disgrace; discredit; dishonor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 汚職 | おしょく oshoku | corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft |
| 汚い | きたない kitanai | dirty; filthy; foul |
| 汚れる | よごれる yogoreru | to get dirty; to become dirty |
| 汚物 | おぶつ obutsu | filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blot”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.