汚い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 汚い | 汚くない |
| Polite | 汚いです | 汚くないですalso 汚くありません |
| Past polite | 汚かったです | 汚くなかったですalso 汚くありませんでした |
| Past | 汚かった | 汚くなかった |
| Te-form | 汚くて | 汚くなくて |
| Adverbial | 汚く | |
| Conditional | 汚ければ | 汚くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 汚かったら | 汚くなかったら |
Physical dirtiness or contamination; can refer to objects, places, or body parts.
Your hands are dirty, so go wash them.
The water in this river is filthy and undrinkable.
messy; untidy; poor (handwriting)
Lack of order or neatness; often used for rooms, appearance, or handwriting.
His handwriting is messy and hard to read.
Your room is untidy, so clean it up.
vulgar; coarse; dirty (language)
Indecent or offensive language; often used for swear words or crude expressions.
Don't use such vulgar language.
He gets foul-mouthed when he drinks.
mean; underhanded; dastardly
Describes a person's character or actions as base, sneaky, or morally low.
He won by using underhanded tactics.
Stop such mean tricks.
Reluctant to spend money or share; often used in a critical way.
That person is stingy with money.
He is greedy for profit.
That park is dirty because there's a lot of trash.
His handwriting is messy, so it's hard to read.
Please don't use vulgar language in front of children.
He used underhanded means to win.
汚い is the standard, neutral word for 'dirty' used by speakers of all ages, while ばっちい is a childish, softer term mainly used by or with small children.
汚い is the everyday word for 'dirty' in a physical or figurative sense, while 汚らわしい is stronger and more emotional, implying moral disgust or defilement.
汚い is a general word for physical or moral dirtiness, while えげつない specifically conveys a shocking, underhanded, or mean-spirited quality.
汚い is a broader word for 'dirty' or 'unclean', physical or moral, while 卑劣 specifically refers to mean, contemptible character or actions.
汚い primarily means physically dirty but extends to describe underhanded or shameful behavior, overlapping with 醜い's sense of moral ugliness.
汚い means dirty or filthy, the direct opposite of クリーン's sense of being clean or free of impurities.
foul-mouthed; abusive; using dirty language · greedy; gluttonous
gluttonous; greedy; covetous
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize but not actively use.