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汚 means 'dirty'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 1151   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-15    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 49    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 59 words   Used in 102 words   Used in 5 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   オ
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   きたない dirty   けがす to defile, stain   けがれる to be defiled   けがらわしい dirty, defiled   よごす to make dirty   よごれる to be dirty
Variants
污  
Notes
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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⿰  氵 (水) water  ⿻  丂 reach  一 one  
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Most useful words by reading
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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オ : 58 words FIND ALL
お せ ん 0
pollution; contamination  (see also: 公害)
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よごす : 17 words FIND ALL
よ ご れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty
2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity  (see also: 汚れる)
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けがす : 12 words FIND ALL
け が ら わ し い 5
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 : 7 words FIND ALL
き た な い 3
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) : 3 words FIND ALL
う す ぎ た な い 5 う す ぎ た な い 0
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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Additional data
Henshall: 1031  Joy o' Kanji : 1031  Key to Kanji: 56 

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汚
オ   きたない dirty   けがす to defile, stain   けがれる to be defiled   けがらわしい dirty, defiled   よごす to make dirty   よごれる to be dirty   
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丂
reach
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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