Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.).
  2. to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse.
  3. to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted.
  4. Linguistics terminology.to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
濁る にごる

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)