How to say 'Dirty' in Japanese | 汚い

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The Japanese word for Dirty is 'Kitanai', written as 汚い in Japanese.'Dirty' in hiragana is きたない.

word

汚い

Meaning

Dirty

Reading

きたない

kitanai

Kanji

汚Dirty, Dishonor

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '汚い (きたない)' means 'dirty'. It is used to describe something that is physically unclean, messy, or contaminated. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something morally impure or unfair. For example: The room is dirty「部屋が汚い」(へやがきたない). His hands are dirty「彼の手は汚い」(かれのてはきたない). In a metaphorical sense, it can describe unfair behavior, such as 'That was a dirty trick'「それは汚い手だった」(それはきたないてだった). Note that this word is often used to describe both literal and figurative uncleanliness.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4424

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 汚い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

汚

Meaning

Dirty, Dishonor

Hiragana in the Word 汚い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 汚い Through the Kanji 汚

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 汚 as well.

word

汚す

Meaning

Dirty

word

汚染

Meaning

Pollution

word

汚れる

Meaning

Dirty

word

汚れ

Meaning

Impurity

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What does 'Kitanai' (汚い) mean?

'Kitanai' means 'Dirty' .

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