Keyword
dirty
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1334
Readings
よご
(45%)
けが
(15%)
お
(15%)
Composed of
water drops
be unable to breathe
one
Mnemonic

You know how when you're really dirty and haven't washed for a while you stink so much that you are the one who's unable to breathe properly from all of that stink, and the only remedy that can take away all of the dirt and smell is some good old water?

Used in vocabulary (134 in total)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
Examples (154 in total)
No, it's not dirty enough to throw away.
Then, your skirt will get dirty, won't it?
Your hands will get dirty that way, won't they?
It gets dirty immediately if you move even a little.
But my hands were dirty.
It seems your heart is still impure.
It is something that gets dirty when people use it.
The air is polluted, but the drifting clouds are white.
By the way, the shoes are dirty, so I'll take them off.
I'm sorry my handwriting is messy.
Please don't touch it with dirty hands.
As always, it is a cold, dirty, and desolate mansion.
Don't get that handkerchief dirty!
But don't do anything that would taint the match.
I'm sorry if I got it dirty.
I'm sorry for making the room dirty.
Mud splashed up and got my trousers dirty.
The shoes are dirty with mud.
It is neither dirty nor smelly.
You mustn't disgrace the school's good name.
Back then, I hadn't been corrupted yet.
Did your uniform get dirty on the way to school, perhaps?
The book has to go back later, so don't go getting it dirty, okay?
I love the moment when this dirt comes off.
Sure enough, there were two small black dots side by side, like smudges.
There isn't a single speck of dirt.
There was not a single speck of dirt.
There is still dirt left.
The dirt won't come off.
I had someone clean the dirt off the car.
It was a look of disgust, as if they were looking at something filthy.
Living in the city has corrupted my heart.
I had properly taken off my shoes so that the seat would not get dirty.
I also bought something like a sheet so that I wouldn't dirty the room.
There were black stains here and there on the wall.
This place is not contaminated.
So that was the cause of the water pollution.
Hey, do you remember the former chairperson telling you about the stain on your uniform?
At the same time, the stubborn dirt clinging to the shirt is being broken down.
It seems that this stain was made during delivery.
I can't bring shame on the family name.
Both houses were small and dirty.
Well then, I'd like to explain the contamination a little.
Isn't this table dirty?
The air in this room is foul.
The knife is dirty.
He exclaimed, "What a dirty face you have!"
Are your hands free of dirt?
Your clothes are dirty.
Please clean the dirty floor.
One of your shoes is dirty.
We must wash all these dirty plates.
I found the river dirty.
Your feet are dirty.
The bigger a city grows, the dirtier the air and water become.
His room is dirty.
Your hands are filthy.
That shirt is very dirty. It needs washing before you go to school.
Don't pick that up. It's dirty.
I apologize for my bad handwriting.
Please excuse my bad handwriting.
His room is untidy.
You have dirty hands.
I saw a dirty dog coming into the garden.
The room is dirty, so I'll clean it.
Don't bring that dirty dog through the kitchen.
The towels are dirty.
These trousers are dirty.
Look, my pants are not as dirty as yours.
Some factories pollute the environment.
Your pillow is dirty.
They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.
My clothes were dirty with oil.
These clothes are dirty and need washing.
These clothes are dirty and need to be washed.
She wanted to wash the dirty clothes.
My glasses are dirty.
Your face is dirty.
This river is so polluted that fish can no longer live in it.
This river is not polluted.
The factory is trying to get rid of water pollution.
Most living creatures in the sea are affected by pollution.
The atmosphere is being polluted.
Even the upper atmosphere is polluted.
We must rescue the environment from pollution.
Air is polluted in cities.
The plate is dirty.
This plate is dirty.
Bring me a clean plate and take the dirty one away.
Change your shirt. It's very dirty.
Jack played a dirty trick on me.
My keyboard is dirty.
The towels in the bathroom are dirty.
That's a dirty trick.
Soap has the property of removing dirt.
Beth won't let Chris kiss her because he's very dirty.
Tom got his pants dirty.
Tom's room is dirty.
Tom always leaves his bicycle dirty.
Most creatures in the sea are affected by pollution.
These dirty clothes could be a new piece of evidence to prove his innocence.
The suitcase contained nothing but dirty clothes.
Our cities create serious pollution problems.
We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.
My shoes are dirty.
The boy got his hands dirty.
Tom always leaves dirty dishes in the sink.
The drug problem is international.
After the pictures were revealed, the actress' clean image was tainted.
Your windscreen is dirty.
I can't see anything. The windshield is very dirty.
He blotted his shirt with ink spots.
Infect the area with cholera.
His blue coat was dirty and wrinkled.
The atmosphere in a large city is polluted.
There's a lot of dirty dishes in the sink.
This river is polluted with factory waste.
The river is polluted by waste from houses and factories.
Factory waste sometimes pollutes our rivers.
Factory waste has polluted the sea.
Wastes have polluted portions of our water.
People are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.
The problems of air and water pollution will be intensified by the growth of inhabitants.
The air was polluted by exhaust gas.
She washed her dirty hands before the meal.
Never rub your eyes with dirty hands.
Cycling is good exercise. Moreover, it doesn't pollute the air.
You may take the book home so long as you don't get it dirty.
The municipal council all but ignored the gravity of the pollution.
The very air we breathe is polluted with smog from the factory chimneys.
The factory waste gave rise to serious environmental pollution.
The world is confronted with the problem of environmental pollution.
We had a lecture on environmental pollution.
How to deal with environmental pollution is a serious matter.
Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.
Industrial wastes pollute the earth.
This district is notorious for air pollution.
This village is free from air pollution.
The city is notorious for its polluted air.
Air pollution is a serious problem in this country.
Air pollution will be a threat to our survival.
Smoke coming from chimneys is a cause of air pollution.
We have to take steps to prevent air pollution.
Our city is free from air pollution.
Tokyo's air pollution problem is even worse than that of New York.
The new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.
Many rivers in Japan are polluted by waste water from factories.
The oil often spilled by tankers also adds to water pollution.
The lake is notorious for its contamination.
These infections were caused by contaminated milk.
It's about time the government did something about pollution.
The air was infected with photochemical smog.
He soiled his white shirt when he changed the ink cartridge.
It is essential to prevent salmonella contamination in hen egg production.