Vocab Info

N2 Noun

(けが)disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity, uncleanness, impurity, defilement

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      uncleanness, impurity, defilement

    2. Noun

      2.

      disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity

    3. Noun

      3.

      uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

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    汚れ 【けがれ】穢れ 【けがれ】

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      ()ども(たち)(けが)()りません。

      Children do not know impurity. {disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity, uncleanness, impurity, defilement}

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      殺人(さつじん)(おか)した(いもうと)は、この家族(かぞく)(けが)である。

      The sister who committed murder is the stain on this family. {disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity, uncleanness, impurity, defilement}

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      (けが)()いているので、お(はら)いをしてもらいましょう。

      Since it's stained, let's have it purified. {disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity, uncleanness, impurity, defilement}

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      (むかし)資料(しりょう)()んでいた(さい)に、(むかし)()(けが)とされていた(こと)()った。

      I learned that in the past, death was considered impure, while I was reading old documents. {disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity, uncleanness, impurity, defilement}

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      (わたし)(はは)として、まだ(けが)()らない()ども(たち)(まも)()くつもりです。

      As a mother, I intend to protect my children who are still unaware of the world's corruption. {disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity, uncleanness, impurity, defilement}

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