Kanji
N2 6 strokes Grade 8 freq #908

dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery
pollution; contamination
pollution; contamination
bad name; bad reputation
filthy water; sewage
stain; blot
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck
sludge; slime

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

dirt; filth
to get dirty; to become dirty
dirty; filthy
to pollute; to contaminate
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role

Example sentences

He is said to have something to do with the political scandal.

I have nothing to do with the scandal.

Some factories pollute the environment.

We must rescue the environment from pollution.