► 動詞
汚す [よごす] meaning: dirty rank: 1
☆ パンツの裾を汚さないように歩いた ⇨ I walked trying not to make the hem of my pants dirty
汚れる [よごれる] meaning: dirty rank: 1
☆ 靴が泥で汚れてしまった ⇨ My shoes got dirty with mud
汚す [けがす] [liter] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 彼は家の名を汚した ⇨ He sallied the family name (☛ Soil something intangible like honor, sanctity, etc.)
汚れる [けがれる] [liter] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 彼に見られただけでこちらが汚れるような気がする ⇨ His just looking at me makes me feel dirty, violated (☛ Something intangible like honor, sanctity, etc. to be soiled)
薄汚れる [うすよごれる] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ 彼は薄汚れた服を来ている ⇨ He is wearing unwashed clothes (☛ Not heavily soiled, but unpleasantly unclean)
► 名詞
汚れ [よごれ] meaning: dirty rank: 1
☆ シャツから汚れが落ちない ⇨ Stain won’t come off the shirt
穢れ [けがれ] [liter] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 穢れを知らない子供の心 ⇨ Children’s minds without any moral corruptness
垢 [(2)あか] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ 彼は長いこと風呂にも入っておらず、垢にまみれていた ⇨ He hadn’t taken a bath for a long time and was covered in dirt (☛ Grimes accumulated on skin for not washing for a long time)
► 形容詞
汚い [(3)きたない] meaning: dirty rank: 1
☆ あいつはやり方の汚さには驚いた ⇨ I was shocked by the dirty way he does things
☆ あいつは汚い奴だ ⇨ He’s a dirty bastard
☆ 彼の部屋は猛烈に汚い ⇨ His room was extremely messy
☆ 汚い手で触らないで ⇨ Don’t touch it with your dirty hands
☆ 汚い言葉を使うな ⇨ Don’t use dirty words
汚らしい [(4)きたならしい] meaning: dirty rank: 2
☆ 彼は汚らしい格好をしている ⇨ He looks messy and dirty (☛ Usually about appearances)
悪どい [(3)あくどい] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 連中は悪どい商売をしている ⇨ They’re doing some dirty, immoral, business
薄汚い [うすぎたない] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 薄汚い旅館 ⇨ A shabby hotel (☛ Not horrible but unpleasant)
☆ 薄汚い政治家 ⇨ A seedy politician (☛ Not outright corrupt, but dishonest and untrustworthy)
汚らわしい [(5)けがらわしい] [liter] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 汚らわしい獣 ⇨ You filthy animal (☛ Filthy, offensive)
☆ 汚らわしい目で見ないでよ ⇨ Don’t even look at me with your filthy eyes (☛ Filthy, offensive)
ばっちい [ばっちい] [coll] [child] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ それはばっちいから触っちゃ駄目よ ⇨ That’s dirty so don’t touch it
むさ苦しい [(5)むさくるしい] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ むさ苦しい格好をした男 ⇨ A shabby-looking man (☛ Messy and unseemly)
えげつない [(4)えげつない] [coll] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ 彼は勝つためにはどんなえげつない手でも使う ⇨ He does whatever nasty, dirty, things to win (☛ Originally western dialect)
► 形容動詞
卑怯 [(2)ひきょう] meaning: dirty rank: 2
☆ 彼は卑怯な手を使って勝った ⇨ He won by using dirty tricks
不潔 [ふけつ] meaning: dirty rank: 2
☆ トイレの後で手を洗わない不潔な奴 ⇨ A filthy guy who doesn’t wash his hands after using toilet (☛ Unhygienic. Usually not used for moral dirtiness)
卑劣 [ひれつ] meaning: dirty rank: 3
☆ 何て卑劣な手を使うんだ、あいつは ⇨ What a dirty trick he uses, that bastard
悪辣 [あくらつ] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ 老人を狙った悪辣な詐欺師 ⇨ An unscrupulous con men targeting elderlies
阿漕 [(1)あこぎ] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ 阿漕な高利貸し ⇨ A dirty, immoral, loan shark
小汚い [(4)こぎたない] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ 小汚い格好をした男 ⇨ A disheveled-looking man (☛ Not excessively dirty but unpleasant)
姑息 [こそく] meaning: dirty rank: 4
☆ あいつは姑息な手を使う ⇨ He uses dirty tricks