Moto 汚: Dirty; Pollute; DisgraceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- オ
- Kun'yomi
- けが(す)、けが(れる)、けが(らわしい)、よご(す)、よご(れる)、きたな(い)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 117 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (オ)
- 汚染おせんpollution; contamination
- 汚職おしょくcorruption
- 汚名おめいstigma; dishonour
- 汚濁おだくpollution; contamination
- 汚水おすいfilthy water; sewage
- 汚泥おでいsludge; slime
- 汚点おてんstain; blot
- 汚物おぶつfilth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck
- ダイオキシン汚染ダイオキシンおせんdioxin contamination
- データの汚染データのおせんdata corruption; data contamination
- 光化学汚染こうかがくおせんphotochemical pollution
- 公共物汚損こうきょうぶつおそんvandalism
- 化学汚染かがくおせんchemical pollution
- 化学汚染災害かがくおせんさいがいchemical contamination disaster
- 土壌汚染どじょうおせんsoil pollution
- 大気汚染たいきおせんair pollution
- 大気汚染防止法たいきおせんぼうしほうAir Pollution Control Law
- 放射能汚染ほうしゃのうおせんradioactive contamination
- 政治汚職せいじおしょくpolitical corruption
- 有機汚染物質ゆうきおせんぶっしつorganic pollutant
- 構造汚職こうぞうおしょくstructural corruption
- 残留性有機汚染物質ざんりゅうせいゆうきおせんぶっしつpersistent organic pollutant; POP
- 水質汚染すいしつおせんwater pollution
- 水質汚濁すいしつおだくwater pollution
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 汚れよごれdirt; filth
- 汚いきたないdirty; filthy
- 汚すよごすto pollute; to contaminate
- 汚れるよごれるto get dirty; to become dirty
- 汚れ役よごれやくrole of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role
- 万能汚れ落としばんのうよごれおとしall-purpose cleaner
- 位牌を汚すいはいをけがすto disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors
- 口汚いくちぎたないfoul-mouthed; abusive
- 口汚しくちよごしtantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)
- 名を汚すなをけがすto shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
- 名声を汚すめいせいをけがすto defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
- 寝汚いいぎたないsound asleep; fast asleep
- 小汚いこぎたないsomehow dirty; slightly dirty
- 意地汚いいじきたないgluttonous; greedy
- 手を汚すてをよごすto dirty one's hands
- 指汚しとて切られもせずゆびきたなしとてきられもせずit's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
- 晩節を汚すばんせつをけがすto ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
- 服を汚すふくをよごすto soil one's clothes
- 末席を汚すまっせきをけがすto have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.)
- 汚いやり方きたないやりかたdirty trick
- 汚い手を使うきたないてをつかうto play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods
- 汚い爆弾きたないばくだんdirty bomb
- 汚しよごしsoiling; polluting
- 汚らしいきたならしいdirty-looking; filthy
- 汚らわしいけがらわしいfilthy; unfair
- 汚るけがるto be violated; to be corrupted
- 汚れた手よごれたてdirty hands; grimy hands
- 汚れた金よごれたかねdirty money
- 汚れのないけがれのないpure; clean
- 汚れの無いけがれのないpure; clean
- 汚れものよごれものdirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
Other readings
- 口汚ないくちぎたないfoul-mouthed; abusive
- 意地汚ないいじきたないgluttonous; greedy
- 指汚しとて、切られもせずゆびきたなしとてきられもせずit's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
- 汚よごれoceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
- 汚ないきたないdirty; filthy
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