Japanese symbol for “dirt”
汚れ
よごれ
Romaji: yogore
dirt; filth; stain; blot
In Japanese, dirt 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 “dirt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土 | つち tsuchi | earth; soil; dirt |
| 泥 | どろ doro | mud; (wet) dirt |
| 垢 | あか aka | dirt; filth; grime |
| 汚物 | おぶつ obutsu | filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste |
| ダート | ダート daato | dirt (road, path, etc.) |
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 “dirt”.
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.