垢あか

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か

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

A common noun for accumulated dirt or grime, especially on the body or on surfaces that need cleaning.

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Dirt has built up under my fingernails.

風ふ呂ろでしっかり垢あかを落おとした。

I washed off the grime thoroughly in the bath.

〈場ば所しょ〉に垢あかがたまるfor grime to build up (on a place/surface)
お風ふ呂ろの排はい水すい口こうに垢あかがたまっている。
Grime has built up in the bathtub drain.
垢あかを落おとすto wash off/remove dirt
熱あついお湯ゆで体からだの垢あかを落おとした。
I scrubbed off the grime from my body with hot water.
垢あかをこすり取とるto scrub away dirt
タオルで肌はだの垢あかをこすり取とった。
I scrubbed the grime off my skin with a towel.

爪つめの垢あかdirt under one's fingernails · shred; scrap; bit; smidgen
手て垢あかのついたwell-thumbed; well-handled; showing signs of heavy use · worn-out; stale; hackneyed
爪つめの垢あかを煎せんじて飲のむlearn from someone's example; take a lesson from a role model

汚よごれN3
汚れ is a broad word for dirt, stains, or soiling of any kind, while 垢 specifically means grime that builds up, especially on skin or surfaces.
泥どろN3
泥 means mud, wet earth that sticks to things, whereas 垢 is dry, accumulated grime such as body dirt.