| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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汚い
穢い
汚ない
|
きたない
|
dirty
filthy
foul
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汚す
穢す
|
よごす
けがす
|
to pollute
to contaminate
to soil
|
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汚らわしい
穢らわしい
|
けがらわしい
|
filthy
unfair
dirty
|
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汚れ
穢れ
|
けがれ
|
disgrace
shame
stain
|
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汚れる
穢れる
|
けがれる
|
to be violated
to be corrupted
to be polluted
|
|
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)
|
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穢土
|
えど
|
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land)
|
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汚穢
|
おわい
おあい
あえ
わえ
おかい
|
night soil
|
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腹汚い
腹穢い
|
はらぎたない
|
black-hearted
nasty
|
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意地汚ない
意地汚い
意地穢い
|
いじきたない
|
gluttonous
greedy
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