6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Kun'yomi
け が す to pollute ②to disgrace け が れ る to be violated け が ら わ し い filthy よ ご す to pollute ②to disgrace よ ご れ る to get dirty ②to become sullied き た な い dirty ②disordered ③indecent (language, etc.) ④dastardly
On'yomi
オ
Main Radical
水(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| きたない | 36.6% |
| よごすよごれる | 28.5% |
| けがすけがれるけがらわしい | 21.3% |
| オ | 13.6% |
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 6C5A |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-17-88 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2494 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3047 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 222 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 258 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 163 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 196 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1245 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1334 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1246 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1531 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 17133 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1031 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 693 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 706 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 666 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1083 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 907 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1158 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1253 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a3.5 |
| Four corner code | 3112.7 |
| De Roo Code | 352 |