Word Meaning 濁る

にごる nigoru

濁る is read as にごる (nigoru) and means to become voiced (of a consonant).

Meaning

English

  1. to become voiced (of a consonant)
  2. to be pronounced as a voiced sound
  3. to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.)
  4. to be corrupted
  5. to be polluted
  6. to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.)
  7. to become indistinct
  8. to become fuzzy

Reading

Kana

にごる

Romaji

nigoru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 澄む・清む Rank 7788 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

濁す

にごす

to make ambiguous

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