What does kanji 穢 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 穢 is dirty.

How is kanji 穢 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 穢 are けが.す, けが.れ, けが.れる; the onyomi readings are アイ, エ, ワイ.

What words use kanji 穢?

Example words that use kanji 穢 include 穢す, 穢多, 穢土, 汚穢.

Kanken 1

穢

Meaning

Kanji 穢

dirty

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: けが.すけが.れけが.れる
Onyomi 音読み: アイエワイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 18
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 翽 • 劌 • 薉 • 噦 • 奯 • 濊 • 獩

Related vocabulary

Showing 8 common entries

Showing 8 of 21 entries that include this kanji.

穢す

けがす

to disgrace

穢多

えた

eta

穢土

えど

this impure world (as opposed to the pure land)

汚穢

あえ

night soil

雑穢

ぞうえ

various impurities (illness, menstruation, death, etc.)

醜穢

しゅうかい

ugly and filthy

触穢

しょくえ

uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

厭離穢土

えんりえど

abhorrence of (living in) this impure world

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その川は工場の排水で穢れた。

The river became dirty because of factory wastewater.

白い服が泥で穢れてしまった。

My white clothes got dirty with mud.

うそで人の名を穢してはいけない。

You must not stain someone's name with lies.

穢れた手で食べ物に触らないで。

Don't touch the food with dirty hands.

彼は穢れのない心を持っている。

He has a heart free from stain.

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