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垢: dirt

dirt; grime
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Readings

On
コウ・ク
Kun
あか・はじ

Alone it is あか; compounds use こう or く: 歯垢 (しこう, plaque), 無垢 (むく, pure).

Key words

垢あかdirt; grime
垢抜けるあかぬけるto become refined
無垢むくpure; innocent
歯垢しこうdental plaque
耳垢みみあかearwax

Example sentences

I washed the grime off my body in the bath and felt refreshed.

After a year in Tokyo, she had become quite polished.

Seeing a baby's innocent smile soothes my heart.

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