Word Meaning 濁す

にごす nigosu

濁す is read as にごす (nigosu) and means to make ambiguous.

Meaning

English

  1. to make ambiguous
  2. to evade (e.g. the point)
  3. to be noncommittal about
  4. to make muddy (of a liquid)
  5. to make cloudy
  6. to make turbid
  7. to roil

Reading

Kana

にごす

Romaji

nigosu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 澄ます,言い切る Rank 7832 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

濁る

にごる

to become voiced (of a consonant)

濁流

だくりゅう

muddy stream

濁り

にごり

dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant)

汚濁

おだく

pollution

水質汚濁防止法

すいしつおだくぼうしほう

Water Pollution Prevention Act