汚
defile, dirty, disgrace, pollute, rape
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
6 / 6
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:2
Frequency:908
Vocabulary
オ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚職 | オショク | corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft |
| 汚水 | オスイ | filthy water; sewage |
| 汚染 | オセン | pollution; contamination |
| 汚濁 | オダク | pollution; contamination; corruption; graft |
| 汚名 | オメイ | bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma; infamy |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚い | きたない | dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; stingy; greedy |
| 汚す | よごす | to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile |
| 汚す | けがす | to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile |
| 汚れる | よごれる | to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity |
| 汚れ | よごれ | dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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perspire, sweat
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汽
steam, vapor
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汁
broth, gravy, juice, pus, sap, soup
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江
bay, creek, inlet
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沸
boil, breed, ferment, seethe, uproar
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注
annotate, comment, concentrate on, flow into, irrigate, notes, pour, shed (tears)
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法
law, method, model, principle, rule, system
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決
agree upon, appoint, decide, fix
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浅
frivolous, shallow, shameful, superficial, wretched
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洗
inquire into, probe, wash
Grade 6JLPT 3