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穢
Kanji meaning "dirty"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #2173
Kanken Level 1
TMW Major Idol
18 strokes
Meanings
dirty
On'yomi
アイ
エ
ワイ
Kun'yomi
けが.す
けが.れ
けが.れる
Stroke order
(18 strokes)
Composed of
禾
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
radical
歳
year-end
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
けが
8 (40%)
え
7 (35%)
わい
3 (15%)
きたな
2 (10%)
穢
(
けが
)
れる
to be violated
#18946
穢
(
けが
)
れ
uncleanness
#19462
穢
(
けが
)
す
to pollute
#20692
穢
(
けが
)
らわしい
filthy
#51290
穢
(
けが
)
れのない
pure
#61704
穢
(
けが
)
れの
無
(
な
)
い
pure
#149941
穢
(
けが
)
る
to be violated
#182586
晩
(
ばん
)
節
(
せつ
)
を
穢
(
けが
)
す
to ruin one's reputation in later life
#256526
Most common words using this kanji
穢
(
けが
)
れる
to be violated
#18946
穢
(
けが
)
れ
uncleanness
#19462
穢
(
けが
)
す
to pollute
#20692
穢
(
きたな
)
い
dirty
#49903
穢
(
けが
)
らわしい
filthy
#51290
穢
(
けが
)
れのない
pure
#61704
汚
(
お
)
穢
(
わい
)
night soil
#90982
穢
(
え
)
土
(
ど
)
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land)
#107714
穢
(
けが
)
れの
無
(
な
)
い
pure
#149941
厭
(
えん
)
離
(
り
)
穢
(
え
)
土
(
ど
)
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
#173988
醜
(
しゅう
)
穢
(
わい
)
ugly and filthy
#179499
穢
(
けが
)
る
to be violated
#182586
寝穢
(
いぎたな
)
い
sound asleep
#188447
穢
(
きたな
)
らしい
dirty-looking
#226037
穢
(
え
)
多
(
た
)
eta
#237863
晩
(
ばん
)
節
(
せつ
)
を
穢
(
けが
)
す
to ruin one's reputation in later life
#256526
汚
(
お
)
穢
(
わい
)
屋
(
や
)
person who gathers night soil
#265936
穢身
(
えしん
)
defiled body
#307226
触
(
しょく
)
穢
(
え
)
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
#332908
口穢
(
くちぎたな
)
い
foul-mouthed
#349396
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