垢

Meaning

垢 centers on unwanted filth that accumulates on a surface: dirt, grime, or bodily secretions like earwax.

• 垢あか
  N1

  dirt; filth; grime

• 無垢むく

  pure; innocent; spotless; immaculate; unspoiled

• 垢抜けあかぬけ

  refinement; style; sophistication

• 手垢てあか

  finger marks; dirt from the hands

• 白無垢しろむく

  white kimono

• 水垢みずあか

  fur; incrustation; limescale

• 歯垢しこう

  (dental) plaque

• サブ垢サブアカ

  secondary account (on social media, etc.); second account; extra account; backup account

• プレ垢プレアカ

  premium account

• メイン垢メインアカ

  main account (on social media, etc.); principal account

• 別垢べつアカ

  alternate account (on social media, etc.); separate account; alt account; alt

• 副垢ふくアカ

  secondary account (on social media, etc.); second account; extra account; backup account

• 垢く

  klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

• 垢アカ

  account (e.g. for an online service)

• 垢ＢＡＮアカバン

  account ban

• 垢かきあかかき

  female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)

• 垢じみるあかじみる

  to become dirty; to become grimy; to become filthy; to get stained with dirt

• 垢すりあかすり

  scrubbing grime off (the skin)

• 垢光りあかびかり

  shininess in clothing (from grime, wear, overuse, etc.)

• 垢嘗あかなめ

  akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms

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