Kanji: 汚

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	水(氵,氺) Radical name: みず (さんずい、したみず）
Meaning:	Dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	汚(きたな)い	Dirty
N4	汚(よご)れる	to get dirty
N3	汚染(おせん)	pollution, contamination
N2	汚(よご)す	(1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
N1	汚(けが)す	to disgrace, to dishonour
N1	汚(けが)らわしい	filthy, unfair
N1	汚(けが)れ	uncleanness, impurity, disgrace
N1	汚(けが)れる	to get dirty, to become dirty