Kanji

What does the kanji 濁 mean?

濁 means murky, turbid; voiced sound (phonetics). On'yomi ダク、ジョク. Kun'yomi にご.る、にご.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiダク、ジョク
Kun'yomiにご.る、にご.す
Strokes16
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ダク、ジョクKun'yomi にご.る、にご.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

murky, turbid; voiced sound (phonetics)

Memory hook

Water (氵) churned up by insects (虫) and gone cloudy — MUDDY, VOICED SOUND.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Common words

  • 清濁せいだくclear and murky; good and evil
  • 濁るにごるto become muddy, cloudy; to become hoarse (of a sound)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.