godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become muddy; become cloudy; become turbid
Describes liquids or gases becoming physically impure, cloudy, or murky. Common with water, air, and other fluids.
雨の後、川の水が濁った。
After the rain, the river water became muddy.
部屋の空気が煙で濁っている
The air in the room is cloudy with smoke.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become dull; become indistinct; become hoarse
Used for sounds, colors, or voices losing clarity or becoming muffled, faded, or hoarse.
スピーカーの音が濁って聞こえる。
The speaker's sound is distorted and unclear.
風邪で声が濁ってしまった。
My voice became hoarse from a cold.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become impure; be corrupted; be polluted
Metaphorical use for hearts, minds, societies, or environments becoming morally impure or corrupted.
悪い友達の影響で彼の心が濁った。
His heart became corrupted under the influence of bad friends.
政治の世界は金で濁っている。
The political world is polluted by money.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become voiced; be pronounced as a voiced sound
Linguistic term: a consonant becomes voiced, e.g., /k/ → /g/. Common in discussions of rendaku (連濁).
「かみ」が「がみ」に変わるのは、子音が濁る現象です。
The change from 'kami' to 'gami' is a phenomenon where the consonant becomes voiced.