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What does 汚い (きたない, kitanai) mean?

汚い (きたない, kitanai) means dirty.

Quick facts
Readingきたない
Romajikitanai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
きたない
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkitanai

dirty

GenkiGenki 16
  1. 1i-adjective dirty; filthy; foul
  2. 2i-adjective disordered; messy; untidy
  3. 3i-adjective indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar
  4. 4i-adjective dastardly; mean; base
  5. 5i-adjective stingy; greedy

Example sentences

  • My hands are dirty.

  • This room is dirty.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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