Word · 単語
汚す
Reading よごす
to pollute
- 1 to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
- 2 to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile — esp. けがす
N3
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
汚さない限り、この本を持ち帰ってもいいですよ。
You may take this book as long as you keep it clean.
sense 2 · to disgrace
その本を汚さないように扱ってくれるなら、貸してあげるよ。
You may borrow this book as long as you keep it clean.
sense 1 · to pollute
寝具も土埃で汚してしまいました。
Also my bedding got dirt on it.
わたしは手をすっかりよごしちゃった。
I got my hands quite dirty.
タバコの煙は部屋の空気を汚す。
Cigarette smoke fouls the air in a room.
sense 2 · to disgrace