汚れ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
よご
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 汚れ – see the following entry.
よごれ
uncleanliness (physical)
imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of よごれる (yogoreru)
Alternative spelling
(This term, 汚れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
けが
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 汚れ – see the following entry.
けがれ
uncleanliness (non-physical); (religion) defilement
imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of けがれる (kegareru)
Alternative spellings
穢れ, , , 汚穢
(This term, 汚れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)