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: 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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