汚

dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きたな.いけが.すけが.らわしいけが.れるよご.すよご.れる

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:6

JLPT:N2

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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creek, inlet, bay

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

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method, law, rule, principle, model, system

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful

wash, inquire into, probe