けがれ

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
穢れ
汚れ
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汚穢 (dated)
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Pronunciation

Noun

けがれ (kegareけがれ (kegare)?

  1. uncleanliness (non-physical); (religion) defilement

See also

Verb

けがれ (kegareけがれ (kegare)?

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of けがれる (kegareru)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN