noun

Archaism.
  1. dirt and grease, filth, grime.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
垢膩 こうじ
垢膩 くに

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dirt, grime, earwax
ク あか コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
empress, queen, after
きさき コウ ゴ (6th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
smooth, oily
ジ ニ あぶら (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
two
ニ ジ ふた.つ (Kentei 1)
two
ニ ジ ふた- (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)