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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

濁る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

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.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Used for sounds, colors, or voices losing clarity or becoming muffled, faded, or hoarse.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Metaphorical use for hearts, minds, societies, or environments becoming morally impure or corrupted.

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).

〈物もの〉が濁にごるfor a liquid or gas to become cloudy, muddy, or turbid
大おお雨あめで川かわの水みずが濁にごった。
The river water became muddy after the heavy rain.
声こえが濁にごるfor a voice to become hoarse or unclear
彼かれはのどを痛いためて声こえが濁にごった。
His voice became hoarse because his throat hurt.
心こころが濁にごるfor one's heart or mind to become corrupted or impure
欲よくにとらわれて心こころが濁にごってしまった。
He let greed corrupt his heart.
音おとが濁にごるfor a consonant to become voiced (as in rendaku)
「かみ」の「か」が濁にごって「がみ」となる。
In compounds, the 'ka' in 'kami' can become voiced to 'gami'.

濁にごすN1sense 1
濁る is intransitive 'to become cloudy/muddy', while 濁す is its transitive counterpart 'to make something cloudy/muddy'.

曇くもるN4sense 2
濁る describes a liquid, sound, or color losing clarity or purity, while 曇る is used for glass, mirrors, or the sky becoming fogged or overcast.
汚よごれるN4sense 1
濁る specifically means a liquid or gas becomes cloudy or turbid, while 汚れる more generally means something becomes dirty or stained.
よどむN1
濁る focuses on becoming cloudy, muddy, or impure in appearance or sound, whereas 淀む emphasizes the stopping or dulling of flow or movement.

澄すむN2sense 1
濁る describes water, air, or sound becoming cloudy or unclear, while 澄む describes them becoming clear, pure, or serene.
透すき通とおるN2
濁る means to become cloudy or muddy, the direct opposite of 透き通る's clear, see-through state, for both liquids and voices.
澄すみ切きる
濁る describes water, air, or sound becoming murky or muddy, the direct opposite of 澄み切る's complete clarity.

曇くもるN4
濁る means to become muddy or turbid (of liquids or sound), while 曇る means to become cloudy or foggy (of sky, glass, or mood).

濁にごり
muddiness; cloudiness; unclearness · impurity; defilement · dakuten; voicing mark · unrefined sake
濁にごり酒ざけ
unrefined sake; cloudy sake
濁にごり水みず
muddy water; turbid water
濁にごり江え
muddy inlet; muddy creek
濁にごり点てん
voiced consonant mark; dakuten

濁にごるUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
にごるUsage14%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 濁 (daku, 'muddiness, impurity') is used for its meaning. The historical derivation of にごる is uncertain.