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汚れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Primarily used for moral, spiritual, or abstract defilement, not physical dirt. Often appears in literary or religious contexts.

〈物もの〉が汚けがれるfor something (one's heart, soul, etc.) to become morally defiled
罪つみによって心こころが汚けがれる。
One's heart becomes defiled by sin.
汚けがれた〈物もの〉a morally defiled ~
汚けがれた手てを清きよめる。
To purify defiled hands.

汚よごすN3
汚す is the transitive verb meaning to defile or corrupt something, while 汚れる (けがれる) is the intransitive counterpart describing something becoming defiled.

堕だ落らくN1
堕落する describes a person morally degenerating through their own conduct, while 汚れる (けがれる) describes being made impure, often by an outside or spiritual cause, and carries a more literary or religious tone.

清きよまる
清まる means to become pure or purified, the direct opposite of 汚れる (けがれる), which means to become morally or spiritually defiled.

汚よごれるN4
汚れる (よごれる) means becoming physically dirty or soiled, while 汚れる (けがれる) refers to moral or spiritual defilement and is written with the same kanji but read differently.
汚けがらわしいN1
汚れる (けがれる) is the verb meaning 'to become defiled', while 汚らわしい (けがらわしい) is the adjective describing something as disgusting; learners can mix up the readings and word class.

汚けがれN1
uncleanness; impurity; defilement · disgrace; shame; stain; corruption · ritual impurity; defilement from death or blood

汚けがれる
Standard kanji spelling for moral or spiritual defilement.
穢けがれるUsage65%
Rare kanji variant; 穢 carries a strong nuance of impurity or defilement.
けがれるUsage35%

Derived from the adjective けがらわしい (defiled, unclean). The kanji 汚 and 穢 both convey impurity.