汚れ|よごれyogore[3]odaka (tail-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noundirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
    汚よごれに強つよい合成皮革ごうせいひかくを使用しようした2人ふたり掛かけのソファです。↗
    This is a two-seater sofa using stain-resistant artificial leather.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymしみNeutralVisible stains or discoloration on cloth, paper, skin, etc., as in 「シミ抜き」; 汚れ refers to dirt and grime in general.
  • Related汚点おてんWrittenWritten/formal word for a stain or blot, often figurative for disgrace, as in 「歴史の汚点」; 「汚れ」 leans toward actual, physical dirt.
  • Related汚染おせんNeutralPollution or contamination of the environment, food, samples, etc., as in 「大気汚染」; 汚れ is the dirt or grime itself.
  • Related汚濁おだくWrittenWritten/formal: murky, polluted water, or figuratively corruption, as in 「政治の汚濁」; 汚れ stresses surface dirt.
  • Antonym清潔せいけつNeutralAntonym on the clean-vs-dirty axis: clean, hygienic, neat and tidy — the state of having no 汚れ.
  • Antonym純粋じゅんすいNeutralAntonym on the pure-vs-impure axis: pure, genuine and unmixed, contrasted with 汚れ as impurity.

Use 「汚れ」 for dirt and grime, as in 「汚れを落とす」 or 「水の汚れ」. For visible stains or spots pick 「染み」; for a figurative stain or disgrace, 「汚点」; for pollution or contamination, 「汚染」. The opposite of dirty is 「清潔」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. よごしている成分せいぶん。
  2. きたない部分ぶぶん。
  3. 月経げっけい。けがれ。
  4. よごれざめの別称べっしょう。
  5. (隠語いんご)暴力団ぼうりょくだんなどの反社会的勢力はんしゃかいてきせいりょく、その構成員こうせいいん。
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