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汚: dirty

dirty; pollute
6 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 17 words here

Readings

On
オ
Kun
けがす・けがれる・けがらわしい・よごす・よごれる・きたない

汚い(きたない) "dirty", 汚れる(よごれる) "get dirty", 汚す(よごす) "make dirty"; 汚す(けがす) "disgrace". お in 汚染(おせん) "pollution", 汚職(おしょく) "corruption".

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Key words

汚いきたないdirty
汚れるよごれるto get dirty
汚すよごすto make dirty
汚染おせんpollution
汚職おしょくcorruption

Example sentences

My shoes got dirty with mud.

My room was dirty, so I did a big clean on my day off.

Wastewater from the factory is polluting the river.

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