Meaning of 汚い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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汚い, 穢い, 汚ないJLPT 5
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Kana Readingきたない
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Romajikitanai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- dastardly; mean; base; underhanded
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- stingy; greedy
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Example Sentences
汚い, 穢い, 汚ない, きたない used in context
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What goes around comes around.
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They should never play foul.
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He plays dirty pool.
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彼はきたない通りにある高い塀の中の古い学校について話してくれました。
He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street.
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He will never play you foul.
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His room is untidy.
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Kanji found in this word
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
On: オ
Kun: けが.す, けが.れる, けが.らわしい, よご.す, よご.れる, きたな.い
6 strokes
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