How to say 'Dirty' in Japanese | 汚れる

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The Japanese word for Dirty is 'Yogoreru', written as 汚れる in Japanese.'Dirty' in hiragana is よごれる.

word

汚れる

Meaning

Dirty

Reading

よごれる

yogoreru

Kanji

汚Dirty, Dishonor

Explanation

The Japanese verb '汚れる (よごれる)' means 'to become dirty' or 'to get dirty'. It is an intransitive verb, meaning it describes a state or change of state without requiring a direct object. This verb is commonly used to describe things like clothes, surfaces, or even reputations becoming dirty or tarnished. For example: my shirt got dirty「私のシャツが汚れた」(わたしのシャツがよごれた). The floor became dirty after the party「パーティーの後で床が汚れた」(パーティーのあとでゆかがよごれた). Note that the transitive counterpart, '汚す (よごす)', means 'to make something dirty' and requires a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4093

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 汚れる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

汚

Meaning

Dirty, Dishonor

Hiragana in the Word 汚れる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

れ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 汚れる Through the Kanji 汚

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 汚 as well.

word

汚す

Meaning

Dirty

word

汚染

Meaning

Pollution

word

汚い

Meaning

Dirty

word

汚れ

Meaning

Impurity

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'Yogoreru' means 'Dirty' .

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