Vocabulary

What does 汚れる (よごれる, yogoreru) mean?

汚れる (よごれる, yogoreru) means to get dirty, to become soiled.

Quick facts
Readingよごれる
Romajiyogoreru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
よごれる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyogoreru

to get dirty, to become soiled

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to get dirty; to become dirty
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

Example sentences

  • My hands got dirty, so I'll wash them.

  • My clothes got dirty from playing outside.

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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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