漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

4Junior high level6 strokesRadical
On
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
Meaning
dirty; pollute

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 于: water gone stagnant — dirty, to pollute.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

汚点・汚物・汚名
けがす汚す
けがれる汚れる・汚れ
けがらわしい汚らわしい
よごす汚す・口汚し
よごれる汚れる・汚れ・汚れ物
きたない汚い・汚らしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 汚染おせん

    pollution

  • 汚点おてん

    stain; blot

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

川の水が汚れてしまった。

The river water has become dirty.

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