汚 — kanji meaning “dirty”
汚
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
- Meanings
- dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
- On'yomi
- オ (o)
- Kun'yomi
- けが.す、けが.れる、けが.らわしい、よご.す、よご.れる、きたな.い
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #908 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- wū
Words with 汚
| 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 |
| 汚点 | おてん oten | stain; blot; flaw |
| 汚す | よごす yogosu | to pollute; to contaminate; to soil |
| 汚名 | おめい omei | bad name; bad reputation; disgrace |
| 汚水 | おすい osui | filthy water; sewage |
| 汚濁 | おだく odaku | pollution; contamination; corruption |
| 汚れ | けがれ kegare | uncleanness; impurity; defilement |
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