Word Meaning 汚し

よごし yogoshi

汚し is read as よごし (yogoshi) and means chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce.

Meaning

English

  1. chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
  2. soiling
  3. polluting
  4. being dirty
  5. shame
  6. disgrace
  7. dishonor
  8. dishonour

Reading

Kana

よごし

Romaji

yogoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 132640 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

汚れ落とし

よごれおとし

getting stains out

汚す

けがす

to disgrace

汚職

おしょく

corruption

汚れ

よごれ

dirt

汚れる

よごれる

to get dirty

汚い

きたない

stingy

汚点

おてん

stain

汚物

おぶつ

filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine)

汚名

おめい

bad name

汚水

おすい

filthy water

汚れ役

よごれやく

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.)

汚泥

おでい

hopeless situation

Example Sentences

9

かれはかぞくのなをけがした。

he disgraced his family name.

しんせいなばしょをけがしてはいけない。

a sacred place must not be defiled.

You'll ruin your clothing.

Tom got his pants dirty.

Also my bedding got dirt on it.

I got an ink blot on this form.

Your behavior brought disgrace on our family.

Some spaghetti fell on the badge of the uniform, dirtying it.

He used to shine so brightly, but to be taken advantage of by a young lover in his old age—he really has sullied his later years.