Illustration: In the entrance area of a Japanese house, a person holds up a pale tote bag and examines a large muddy paw print across its side. Several smaller prints lead over the bag's bottom corner, clearly showing dirt deposited on otherwise clean fabric.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

汚よごれ

yogore

dirt, stain

Example sentences

  1. 仏壇内部ぶつだんないぶに汚よごれがあれば、掃除そうじする。

    Clean the interior of the butsudan if necessary.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 普段着ふだんぎなどには丈夫じょうぶで汚よごれに強つよい木綿もめんをあわせることも少すくなくない。

    Cotton, which is strong and stain-resistant, is often mixed with other fabric in the case of products for casual kimono.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 窓まどに汚よごれがついている。

    There’s a smudge on the window.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 汚

  • 汚dirty; polluteOnオKunけがす・けがれる・よごす

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