Readings

Kana: アイ、エ、ワイ、けが.す、けが.れ、けが.れる
Romaji: ai, e, wai, kega.su, kega.re, kega.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

dirty

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  115
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-13
Korean Reading:  ye
Chinese Reading:  hui4
Unicode:  7a62
JIS:  6352

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3311
New Nelson Index: 4182
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d13.3
Four Corner Index: 2195.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25331
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0634

Words

汚れ (けがれ)
disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity; uncleanness; impurity; defilement
厭離穢土 (えんりえど、おんりえど)
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
腹汚い (はらぎたない)
black-hearted; nasty
汚穢屋 (おわいや)
person who gathers night soil
汚れる (けがれる)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
意地汚ない (いじきたない)
gluttonous; greedy
穢多 (えた)
one group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (people whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses)
寝汚い (いぎたない)
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
汚穢 (おわい、おあい、あえ、わえ、おかい)
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
汚らわしい (けがらわしい)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive
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