KanjiN2Secondary school · 中学6 strokesRadical 水
汚 · dirty, pollute
汚 is a kanji meaning dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- オo
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- けがすkegasu
- けがれるkegareru
- けがらわしいkegarawashii
- よごすyogosu
- よごれるyogoreru
- きたないkitanai
Practise the N2 kanji
In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 汚 · 5 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 汚いきたない | きたない | dirty, unclean, filthy | N5 |
| 汚れるよごれる | よごれる | to become dirty | N4 |
| 汚染おせん | おせん | pollution, contamination | N3 |
| 汚すよごす | よごす | to pollute, to make dirty | N3 |
| 汚れよごれ | よごれ | dirt, filth | N1 |
Example sentence
彼の部屋は汚い。
かれのへやはきたない
His room is untidy.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #116208 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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