Keyword
pollution
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
KankenLevel 1
Readings
けが
(85%)
(3%)
Composed of
grain plant
stop
sign of the dog
few
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
ugly and filthy
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
person who gathers night soil
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
gluttonous; greedy
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
black-hearted; nasty
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
various impurities (illness, menstruation, death, etc.)
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.