汚よごれ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

General term for physical dirt, grime, or a stain on a surface, clothing, or body. Can also be used figuratively for moral stain or impurity.

シャツに汚よごれがついている。
There's a stain on the shirt.
手ての汚よごれを石せっけんで落おとした。
I washed the dirt off my hands with soap.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に汚よごれがつくfor dirt/a stain to get on something
白しろいシャツに汚よごれがついてしまった。
A stain got onto my white shirt.
汚よごれを落おとすto remove dirt/a stain
洗せん剤ざいを使つかって汚よごれを落おとした。
I used detergent to remove the stain.
汚よごれが取とれるfor dirt/a stain to come out or off
何なん度ど洗あらっても汚よごれが取とれない。
No matter how many times I wash it, the stain won't come out.
汚よごれを拭ふき取とるto wipe off dirt
テーブルの汚よごれを拭ふき取とった。
I wiped the dirt off the table.

Expressions

汚よごれた金かねdirty money; ill-gotten gains

Kanji

汚dirty, pollute, disgrace

Related words

染しみN3
染み refers to a stain that has soaked into a material and is often hard to remove, while 汚れ is the broader term for any kind of dirt or grime.
汚お点てん
汚点 is a more formal, often figurative word for a blot or disgrace on one's reputation, while 汚れ usually refers to literal physical dirt (though it can also be used figuratively).
垢あかN1
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.
汚よごし
汚れ is the everyday noun for dirt or a stain, while 汚し stresses the act of soiling something and is often used as a suffix.

Don't confuse with

汚きたないN5
汚い is an adjective describing something as dirty or filthy, whereas 汚れ is the noun for the dirt or stain itself.
汚けがれN1
Written with the same kanji but read よごれ, this homograph means ordinary physical dirt or a stain, whereas 汚れ (けがれ) refers to moral or ritual impurity.

Word family· 7

汚よごれるN4
get dirty; become dirty · become sullied; become corrupted; lose chastity
汚よごれ役やく
villain role; bad-guy role; social outcast role
汚よごれ物もの
dirty things; soiled items
油あぶら汚よごれ
oil stain; grease stain
汚よごれ仕し事ごと
dirty work; unpleasant task

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汚よごれ防ぼう止し
stainproofing; contamination prevention
汚よごれ落おとし
stain removal; getting stains out

Written forms

汚よごれUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling for dirt, filth, or stains.
よごれUsage7%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
ヨゴレUsage3%

Etymology

Derived from the verb 汚れる (よごれる, 'to become dirty'), which is the intransitive form of 汚す (よごす, 'to make dirty'). The noun form 汚れ refers to the resulting dirt or stain.