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    3. 汚す

    汚す

    汚よごす​

    to pollute

    N2KMT10News #40+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    穢す

    よごすけがす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
    2.
    to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    服ふくを汚よごさないように気きをつけてください。

    Please be careful not to get your clothes dirty.

    KMT3Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    子こ供どもが泥どろで手てを汚よごした。

    The child got their hands dirty with mud.

    KMT4Daily Life
    ペンキで壁かべを汚よごしてしまった。

    I accidentally got paint on the wall.

    KMT5Daily LifeHome & Housing
    環かん境きょうを汚よごすことは、未み来らいの世せ代だいに大おおきな負ふ担たんをかける。

    Polluting the environment places a heavy burden on future generations.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    彼かれの不ふ祥しょう事じは会かい社しゃの評ひょう判ばんを汚よごした。

    His scandal tarnished the company's reputation.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    汚
    けが.す・けが.れる・けが.らわしい・よご.す・よご.れる・きたな.い…(1)
    dirty・pollute・disgrace・rape・defile
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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