単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,791 most used

汚す

よごす0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to make dirty; to soil

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Cigarette smoke fouls the air in a room.

from Tatoeba · KK_kaku_

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I got an ink blot on this form.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,791 most used

Written汚す、穢す

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium