穢

18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

dirty

Kun'yomi
  • けがす
    		to pollute ②to disgrace
  • けがれ
    		uncleanness ②disgrace ③uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
  • けがれる
    		to be violated
On'yomi
  • アイ
  • エ
  • ワイ

Main Radical

禾(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

エ 59.1%
けがすけがれけがれる 40.6%
ワイ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

dirty
エ　けが.す　ワイ (Kentei 1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
year-end, age, occasion
サイ　とし　セイ (7th, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらない　うらな.う (Kentei Pre-1)
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ　ジュツ (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

え
穢
ど
土
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land) ②feces
お
汚
わい
穢
night soil ②muck
え
穢
た
多
eta
しゅう
醜
わい
穢
ugly and filthy
えん
厭
り
離
え
穢
ど
土
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
ぞう
雑
え
穢
various impurities (illness, menstruation, death, etc.)
しょく
触
え
穢
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
けが
穢
　
れ
　
の
　
な
　
い
pure
お
汚
わい
穢
や
屋
person who gathers night soil
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References

Unicode hex code 7A62
JIS X 0208 1-67-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3311
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4182
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25331
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d13.3
Four corner code 2195.3