This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: オ、けが.す、けが.れる、けが.らわしい、よご.す、よご.れる、きたな.い
Romaji: o, kega.su, kega.reru, kega.rawashii, yogo.su, yogo.reru, kitana.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  908
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-3
Korean Reading:  o
Chinese Reading:  wu1
Unicode:  6c5a
JIS:  3178

Indexes

Halpern Index: 222
Nelson Index: 2494
New Nelson Index: 3047
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a3.5
Four Corner Index: 3112.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1031
Gakken Index: 1246
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17133
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0913
Remembering the kanji Index: 1245
Kanji Flashcards Index: 666
Kodansha Compact Index: 1158
Kanji in Context Index: 907
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 163
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 196
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1253
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1334
Essential Kanji Index: 1531
Kodansha Kanji Index: 258
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 352
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1083

Words

(よごれ、ヨゴレ)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
汚職 (おしょく)
corruption
汚れる (けがれる)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
汚れ (けがれ)
disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity; uncleanness; impurity; defilement
汚す (よごす、けがす)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
汚染 (おせん)
pollution; contamination
汚れる (よごれる)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
汚い (きたない)
dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; stingy; greedy
汚れ (よごれ)
dirt; filth
汚名 (おめい)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
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