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汚 means 'dirty'
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right side exists as a rare kanji 亐 (reach for the one)
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The 汚 kanji has 7 Joyo yomi! What's more, 汚す can be よごす or けがす, just as 汚れる represents よごれる and けがれる. Learn when each yomi is appropriate. Scads of sample sentences help you get the hang of the yomi, one of which played a key role in a major movie. Whether you want to talk about dirty rooms, dirty dealings, or dirty words, 汚 is your kanji.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 汚 is used 14 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 汚 is used 97 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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よごす
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity (see also: 汚れる)
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けがす
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Most common form: 穢らわしい
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive
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きたない
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1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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きたない
(read as ぎたな)
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filthy; dirty (looking); drab
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An additional right side exists as a rare kanji 亐 less common words include 汚 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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