JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 汚: "dirty, pollute, disgrace"
The kanji 汚 means "dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read オ in on'yomi and けが.す, けが.れる, けが.らわしい, よご.す, よご.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
けが.すけが.れるけが.らわしいよご.すよご.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 908 of 2,501 |
Common words with 汚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 汚れるto get dirty; to become dirty · to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
- 汚いdirty; filthy; foul; unclean · disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
- 汚すto pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty · to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
- 汚れdirt; filth; stain; blot
- 汚染pollution; contamination
- 薄汚れるto get slightly dirty (all over)
- 薄汚いfilthy; dirty (looking); drab
- 汚らわしいfilthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable
- 汚名bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour
- 汚物filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage
- 手を汚すto dirty one's hands
- 汚らしいdirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
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