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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: ダク、ジョク、にご.る、にご.す
Romaji: daku, joku, nigo.ru, nigo.su
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Name Reading

Kana: にごり
Romaji: nigori
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Meanings

voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1883
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-13
Korean Reading:  tag
Chinese Reading:  zhuo2
Unicode:  6fc1
JIS:  4279

Indexes

Halpern Index: 774
Nelson Index: 2710
New Nelson Index: 3348
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a13.8
Four Corner Index: 3612.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1558
Gakken Index: 1787
Japanese Names Index: 2457
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18440
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0304
Remembering the kanji Index: 835
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1507
Kodansha Compact Index: 1255
Kanji in Context Index: 1511
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 533
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 695
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 843
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 898
Essential Kanji Index: 1749
Kodansha Kanji Index: 953
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 352
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1836

Words

濁る (にごる)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.); to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted; to be polluted; to become voiced; to add voiced consonant marks
濁音 (だくおん)
sonant; voiced sound
白濁 (はくだく)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
濁酒 (どぶろく、だくしゅ、じょくしゅ)
unrefined sake
濁世 (だくせ、だくせい、じょくせ)
this corrupt or degenerate world; this world or life; the world of mankind
汚濁 (おだく)
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
濁点 (だくてん)
voiced consonant marks (nigori)
濁す (にごす)
to make muddy (a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil; to prevaricate; to speak ambiguously
濁水 (だくすい)
muddy water
立つ鳥跡を濁さず (たつとりあとをにごさず)
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
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