Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

(にご)to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.), to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse, to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted, to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to become muddy, to become cloudy, to become turbid, to become impure (of a liquid or gas)

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become indistinct, to become fuzzy, to become hoarse

    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted

    4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to become voiced (of a consonant), to be pronounced as a voiced sound

    All Forms

    濁る 【にごる】

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    Examples

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      工場(こうじょう)からの排水(はいすい)(かわ)(みず)(にご)

      The river water becomes murky due to the wastewater from the factory. {to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.), to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse, to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted, to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks}

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      風邪(かぜ)()いた。(にご)った(こえ)になってしまった。

      I caught a cold. My voice has become hoarse. {to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.), to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse, to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted, to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks}

      • N2

      (くるま)やトラックからのガスで空気(くうき)(にご)っています。

      The air is polluted with gas from cars and trucks. {to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.), to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse, to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted, to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks}

      • N2

      この()には濁点(だくてん)がついているので、(にご)って()むと(かんが)えられます。

      This character has a voicing mark, so it is considered to be read as a voiced sound. {to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.), to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse, to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted, to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks}

      • N2

      (にご)っている部屋(へや)空気(くうき)綺麗(きれい)にするために、空気(くうき)清浄(せいじょう)()()いました。

      I bought an air purifier to clean the air in the murky room. {to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.), to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse, to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted, to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks}

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