Word Meaning 手を汚す

てをよごす te o yogosu

手を汚す is read as てをよごす (te o yogosu) and means to dirty one's hands.

Meaning

English

to dirty one's hands

Reading

Kana

てをよごす

Romaji

te o yogosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 96264 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

汚い手を使う

きたないてをつかう

to play a dirty trick

汚れた手

よごれたて

Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

手渡す

てわたす

to hand over

手放す

てばなす

to temporarily stop working

手軽

てがる

easy

手順

てじゅん

process

手袋

てぶくろ

glove

手荷物

てにもつ

hand luggage

手腕

しゅわん

ability

手薄

てうす

insufficient (stock, money, etc.)

手厚い

てあつい

warm (treatment, reception, etc.)

手芸

しゅげい

handicrafts

Example Sentences

自分の手を汚すようなことだけはごめんだ。

I don't want to get my hands dirty.