汚 Kanji – dirty
The Japanese kanji 汚 can mean dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile.
Meaning and Readings
How is 汚 read?
汚 has the onyomi reading オ and the kunyomi readings けがす, けがれる, けがらわしい, よごす, よごれる, きたない.
In romaji, these readings can be written as o, kegasu, kegareru, kegarawashii, yogosu, yogoreru, kitanai.
Common Japanese Words Using 汚
These common Japanese words contain 汚. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 汚い（きたない） — dirty, filthy, foul, unclean
- 汚す（よごす） — to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
- 汚れる（よごれる） — to get dirty, to become dirty
- 汚職（おしょく） — corruption
- 汚水（おすい） — filthy water, sewage
- 汚染（おせん） — pollution, contamination
- 汚濁（おだく） — pollution, contamination, corruption, graft
- 汚点（おてん） — stain, blot, flaw, disgrace
- 汚物（おぶつ） — filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine), muck, waste, garbage, dirt, dust
- 汚名（おめい） — bad name, bad reputation, disgrace, dishonour, dishonor, stigma, infamy