Meaning of 汚れる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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汚れる, 穢れるJLPT 1
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Kana Readingけがれる
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Romajikegareru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
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Example Sentences
汚れる, 穢れる, けがれる used in context
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「服汚れるでしょ」「それはノープロブレム。もともとあんまり綺麗じゃないし」
You'll get your clothes dirty. "No worries. They weren't very clean in the first place."
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When I was on the verge of losing you, I saw how sinful my soul was.
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Mother noted that my feet were not clean.
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She washed her dirty hands before the meal.
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She wanted to wash the dirty clothes.
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She put the dirty dishes in the sink.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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
6 strokes
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