Illustration: Seated on a low stool in his home's tiled washing area, a man pauses halfway through scrubbing his forearm. Small rolls of loosened grime cling to the damp skin beneath his fingertips, contrasting with the freshly washed section nearer his wrist.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

垢あか

aka

dirt, grime

Example sentences

  1. 耳みみ垢あかを取とって欲ほしい。

    I want the wax cleaned from my ears.

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  2. 風呂ふろで腕うでの垢あかを落おとした。

    I washed the grime off my arms in the bath.

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  3. 爪つめの間あいだに垢あかがたまっている。

    There’s dirt under my nails.

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Kanji in 垢

  • 垢dirt; grimeOnコウ・クKunあか・はじ

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