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汚れを知らない (けがれをしらない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

汚けがれを知しらない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

innocent; pure; untainted

Describes someone or something free from moral or spiritual impurity, often used for children or pure hearts.

子こ供どもの汚けがれを知しらない笑え顔がおに癒いやされた。
I was soothed by the child's innocent smile.
彼かの女じょ

の

汚けが

れ

を

知し

ら

ない

心こころ

に

感かん

動どう

し

た

。

I was moved by her pure heart.

Kanji

汚dirty, pollute, disgrace
知know, wisdom

Similar words

純じゅん粋すい
純粋 is a more general adjective for 'pure' or 'genuine', while 汚れを知らない specifically emphasizes freedom from moral taint or worldly corruption.
無む垢く
無垢 also means 'innocent' or 'pure', but is often used in a more abstract or literary sense, whereas 汚れを知らない is a vivid, phrase-like expression.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 汚れ (dirt, impurity) with を知らない (does not know), literally 'does not know impurity'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a natural Japanese expression for innocence.