Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Kunyomi: けが.す けが.れる けが.らわしい よご.す よご.れる きたな.い
Onyomi: オ
Composition: 氵
Radical: 水
Reading: さんずい
Meaning: water
Strokes: 3
汚水(おすい) filthy water, sewage
汚物(おぶつ) filth, muck, dirt
汚職(おしょく) corruption, graft
汚名(おめい) stigma, dishonor, infamy
汚点(おてん) stain, blot, flaw, disgrace
汚染する(おせんする) pollute, contaminate
汚す(けがす) disgrace, dishonor [v.t.]
汚れる(けがれる) be corrupted, be polluted [v.i.]
汚らわしい(けがらわしい) filthy, obscene, dirty
汚す(よごす) make dirty[v.t.]
汚れる(よごれる) get dirty, become dirty [v.i.]
汚い(きたない) dirty, unclean, filthy
汚水 (オスイ) filthy water, sewage
汚職 (オショク) corruption
防汚 (ボウオ) antifouling, stain resistance, stain-proofing, anti-soiling
貪汚 (タンオ) greed, corruption
汚す (よごす) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
汚れる (けがれる) to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
汚らわしい (けがらわしい) filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
汚す (よごす) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
汚れる (よごれる) to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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
汚い戦争 (きたないせんそう) Dirty War (period of state terrorism in Argentina; 1976-1983)
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Kunyomi: けが.す けが.れる けが.らわしい よご.す よご.れる きたな.い
Onyomi: オ
Composition: 氵
Radical: 水
Reading: さんずい
Meaning: water
Strokes: 3
汚水(おすい) filthy water, sewage
汚物(おぶつ) filth, muck, dirt
汚職(おしょく) corruption, graft
汚名(おめい) stigma, dishonor, infamy
汚点(おてん) stain, blot, flaw, disgrace
汚染する(おせんする) pollute, contaminate
汚す(けがす) disgrace, dishonor [v.t.]
汚れる(けがれる) be corrupted, be polluted [v.i.]
汚らわしい(けがらわしい) filthy, obscene, dirty
汚す(よごす) make dirty[v.t.]
汚れる(よごれる) get dirty, become dirty [v.i.]
汚い(きたない) dirty, unclean, filthy
汚水 (オスイ) filthy water, sewage
汚職 (オショク) corruption
防汚 (ボウオ) antifouling, stain resistance, stain-proofing, anti-soiling
貪汚 (タンオ) greed, corruption
汚す (よごす) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
汚れる (けがれる) to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
汚らわしい (けがらわしい) filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
汚す (よごす) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
汚れる (よごれる) to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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
汚い戦争 (きたないせんそう) Dirty War (period of state terrorism in Argentina; 1976-1983)