What does kanji 濁 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 濁 is voiced.

How is kanji 濁 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 濁 are にご.る, にご.す; the onyomi readings are ダク, ジョク.

What is the main radical of kanji 濁?

The main radical for kanji 濁 is 水.

What words use kanji 濁?

Example words that use kanji 濁 include 濁る, 濁す, 濁流, 濁り.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

濁

Meaning

Kanji 濁

voiced

voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: にご.るにご.す
Onyomi 音読み: ダクジョク
Nanori 名乗り: にごり

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1883
Strokes: 16
Radical: 水
Components: 勹 • 汁 • 買 • 虫
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 獨 • 薥 • 擉 • 噣 • 燭 • 蜀 • 劅

Related vocabulary

Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 41 entries that include this kanji.

濁る

にごる

to become voiced (of a consonant)

濁す

にごす

to make ambiguous

濁流

だくりゅう

muddy stream

濁り

にごり

dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant)

濁った世の中

にごったよのなか

this corrupt world

濁った頭

にごったあたま

light head

濁り江

にごりえ

muddy inlet or creek

濁り酒

にごりざけ

unrefined sake

濁り水

にごりみず

muddy water

濁音

だくおん

syllable with a voiced consonant (in Japanese)

濁酒

じょくしゅ

doburoku (unrefined sake)

濁水

だくすい

muddy water

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

水が濁っている。

The water is muddy.

川の水が雨で濁った。

The river water became muddy from the rain.

彼は言葉を濁した。

He was evasive with his words.

この漢字には濁点が付く。

This kanji has a voiced sound mark.

濁流が橋を押し流した。

The muddy stream washed away the bridge.

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