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汚れる
yogoreru, kegareru
Description
「汚れる」は、物や手などにゴミやどろがついて、きれいじゃなくなることです。
"汚れる" means that things like objects or hands get dirt or mud on them and become not clean.
「けがれる」と読むと、心や気持ちがきれいじゃなくなるという意味にもなります。
When read as "けがれる," it also means that the heart or feelings become unclean.
Meanings
汚れるyogoreru
to become dirty; to get soiled
雨で服が汚れた。
My clothes got dirty from the rain.
汚れるkegareru
to become impure or defiled (in mind or spirit)
心が汚れる気がした。
I felt like my heart was becoming impure.
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Notes
- Reading
yogoreru is physical dirt; kegareru means moral or spiritual impurity.
- Nuance
汚す (yogosu) is the transitive form — to make something dirty.
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