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汚

Kanji 汚: meaning "dirty, pollute", readings, stroke order

The kanji 汚 means "dirty, pollute". On'yomi: オ; kun'yomi: けがす、けがれる、けがらわしい、よごす、よごれる、きたない. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
dirty, pollute
On'yomi
オ
Kun'yomi
けがすけがれるけがらわしいよごすよごれるきたない
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 汚

  • 汚い きたない — dirty, unclean, filthy
  • 汚れる よごれる — to become dirty
  • 汚染 おせん — pollution, contamination
  • 汚す よごす — to pollute, to make dirty
  • 汚れ よごれ — dirt, filth

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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