Word Meaning 汚す

けがす kegasu

汚す is read as けがす (kegasu) and means to disgrace.

Meaning

English

  1. to disgrace
  2. to dishonour
  3. to dishonor
  4. to defile
  5. to pollute
  6. to contaminate
  7. to soil
  8. to make dirty

Reading

Kana

けがす

Romaji

kegasu

Writing Variants

  • 汚す よごす yogosu
  • 穢す けがす kegasu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 878 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

汚染

おせん

pollution

汚濁

おだく

pollution

Example Sentences

7

うわさでひとのひょうばんをけがすべきではない。

you should not disgrace someone's reputation with rumors.

Some factories pollute the environment.

Cigarette smoke fouls the air in a room.

I don't want to get my hands dirty.

Your wrongdoing is a disgrace to our school.

It was unheard of for a literary master, of all people, to get in financial trouble and fall in ruins.

After reading something beautiful, write nothing, say nothing; do not be so shameless as to sully that exquisite rapture with your filthy words.