汚

dirty; to defile, dishonor; corruption; contamination

Kanji 1031

The 汚 kanji has 7 Joyo yomi! What's more, 汚す can be よごす or けがす, just as 汚れる represents よごれる and けがれる. Learn when each yomi is appropriate. Scads of sample sentences help you get the hang of the yomi, one of which played a key role in a major movie. Whether you want to talk about dirty rooms, dirty dealings, or dirty words, 汚 is your kanji.

Revision history:

Mar. 22, 2024: p. 14 photo caption: Deleted a broken link and the surrounding text.

June 25, 2021:

• p. 2: Replaced the Henshall etymology with the new one and deleted the Sears image because it's no longer on his site.
• p. 17: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

Dec. 7, 2012: Originally published.