Japanese symbol for “polluting”
汚し
よごし
Romaji: yogoshi
soiling; polluting; being dirty
In Japanese, polluting is 汚し, read よごし (yogoshi).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf soiling; polluting; being dirty
- n, n-suf shame; disgrace; dishonor; dishonour
- n chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce (food)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 汚れ | よごれ yogore | dirt; filth; stain |
| 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 |
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.