Word Meaning 濁り

にごり nigori

濁り is read as にごり (nigori) and means dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant).

Meaning

English

  1. dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant)
  2. impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.)
  3. unrefined sake
  4. muddiness
  5. murkiness
  6. cloudiness
  7. unclearness

Reading

Kana

にごり

Romaji

nigori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24195 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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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

濁った世の中

にごったよのなか

this corrupt world

濁度計

だくどけい

turbidity meter

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

半濁点

はんだくてん

handakuten

発つ鳥後を濁さず

たつとりあとをにごさず

it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself

言葉を濁す

ことばをにごす

to be vague

水質汚濁

すいしつおだく

water pollution

半濁音

はんだくおん

syllable with a "p" sound (in Japanese)