Meaning of 汚す in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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汚す, 穢すJLPT 2
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Kana Readingよごす, けがす
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Romajiyogosu, kegasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
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Example Sentences
汚す, 穢す, よごす, けがす used in context
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Please don't do anything that would besmirch the Matsuno family name!
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Also my bedding got dirt on it.
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このシート、本革ですね。間違って汚すと大変なことになりそうです。
This seat, it's real leather, isn't it? It would be a disaster if some slip up gets it dirtied.
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He blotted his shirt with ink spots.
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He soiled his white shirt when he changed the ink cartridge.
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It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
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Related Kanji
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
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