Keyword
dirty
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1334
Readings
よご
(45%)
けが
(16%)
(14%)
Composed of
water drops
be unable to breathe
one
Mnemonic

You know how when you're really dirty and haven't washed for a while you stink so much that you are the one who's unable to breathe properly from all of that stink, and the only remedy that can take away all of the dirt and smell is some good old water?

Used in vocabulary (120 in total)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
pollution; contamination
to get slightly dirty (all over)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to dirty one's hands
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
foul-mouthed; abusive
dirty work; unpleasant task
filthy water; sewage
gluttonous; greedy
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
dirty hands; grimy hands
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to soil one's clothes
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
disgrace; shame
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
pollutant; contaminant
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
environmental pollution
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
oil stain; grease stain
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
contaminated water; polluted water; dirty water
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to clear one's name
to clear one's name
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence
to clear one's name
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
getting stains out; getting rid of stains
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
marine pollution; oceanic pollution; sea pollution
suspicion of corruption
foul-mouthed; abusive
antifouling; stain resistance; stain-proofing; anti-soiling
sanitary waste receptacle; sanitary napkin disposal bin (in a bathroom); fecal specimen receptacle (at a hospital)
tantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)
to clear one's name
scandalous conduct
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
person who gathers night soil
blasphemy; desecration
cesspit; cesspool
gluttonous; greedy
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
unhygienic young woman; dirty girl
to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
source of pollution
contamination level
a disgrace or dishonor (dishonour)
corrupt government official
data corruption; data contamination
coprolalia; uncontrollable use of obscene language
eradication of corruption
black-hearted; nasty
frequently uttering obscene words or socially inappropriate remarks
greed; corruption
to eat messily
cesspit; cesspool
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
multiple contamination
thermal pollution
chemical contamination disaster
to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors
corrupt official
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; (lit.) you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; (lit.) you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
antifoulant; antifouling
Examples (111 in total)
Isn't this table dirty?
The air in this room is foul.
The knife is dirty.