汚
汚 — Dirty
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
On’yomiオ (o)
Kun’yomiけがす (kegasu)
Kun’yomiけがれる (kegareru)
Kun’yomiけがらわしい (kegarawashii)
Kun’yomiよごす (yogosu)
Kun’yomiよごれる (yogoreru)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 汚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚職 | おしょく oshoku | corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 汚れ | よごれ yogore | dirt; filth; stain |
| 汚濁 | おだく odaku | pollution; contamination; corruption |
| 汚名 | おめい omei | bad name; bad reputation; disgrace |
| 汚い | きたない kitanai | dirty; filthy; foul |
Study notes
汚 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #908 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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