穢れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
けが
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 穢れ – 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
汚れ, , , 汚穢
(This term, 穢れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)