Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to make muddy (of a liquid), to make cloudy, to make turbid, to roil.
  2. to make ambiguous, to evade (e.g. the point), to be noncommittal about.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
濁す にごす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

voiced, uncleanness, wrong
にご.る ダク ジョク (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
green caterpillar, Szechwan
ショク ゾク いもむし (Kentei 1)
net(罒) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)