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What does 汚す (よごす, yogosu) mean?

汚す (よごす, yogosu) means to dirty, to pollute.

Quick facts
Readingよごす
Romajiyogosu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
よごす
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyogosu

to dirty, to pollute

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to pollute; to contaminate; to soil
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

Example sentences

  • I cooked without getting my hands dirty.

  • The child got their clothes 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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