Japanese symbol for “stain”
汚れ
よごれ
Romaji: yogore
dirt; filth; stain; blot
In Japanese, stain 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 “stain”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 染み | しみ shimi | stain; spot; smudge |
| 汚点 | おてん oten | stain; blot; flaw |
| 傷 | きず kizu | stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor |
| 汚す | よごす yogosu | to pollute; to contaminate; to soil |
| 付く | つく tsuku | to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain |
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 “stain”.
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.