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    3. 不浄

    不浄

    不ふ浄じょう

    unclean

    KMT10News #43+1Ref L2Religion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    ふじょう

    Noun, Adjective, Particle

    1.
    unclean, dirty, impure

    Noun

    2.
    bathroom, toilet (room)
    3.
    menstruation, menses
    archaic
    4.
    feces, faeces
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    この場ば所しょは不ふ浄じょうだ。

    This place is unclean.

    KMT7Core Concepts
    不ふ浄じょうな心こころでは神かみに祈いのることはできない。

    One cannot pray to God with an impure heart.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの行おこないは世せ間けんから不ふ浄じょうと見みなされた。

    His actions were regarded as impure by society.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    神しん道とうでは、死しは不ふ浄じょうなものと考かんがえられている。

    In Shinto, death is considered an impure thing.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    この寺じ院いんでは不ふ浄じょうを清きよめる儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれる。

    At this temple, rituals are performed to cleanse impurities.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    浄
    きよ.める・きよ.い…(2)
    clean・purify・cleanse・exorcise・Manchu Dynasty
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