穢
穢: impure
impure; dirty
18 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
アイ・エ・ワイ
Kunけがす・けがれ・けがれる
Kun 穢れ (けがれ, impurity) and 穢す (けがす) appear in Shinto and literary writing; 穢い is a rare spelling of 汚い.
Key words
穢れけがれimpurity; defilement
穢れるけがれるto become impure
穢すけがすto defile
穢土えどthis impure world
汚穢おわいfilth; sewage
Example sentences
神社に入る前に、手を洗って穢れを祓う。
Before entering a shrine, you wash your hands to purify away impurity.
敵に名誉を穢されるくらいなら、戦って死ぬと騎士は言った。
The knight said he would rather fight and die than have his honor defiled by the enemy.
僧は穢土を離れ、浄土での往生を願った。
The monk wished to leave this impure world and be reborn in the Pure Land.