汚よごす

よごす yogosu

to disgrace
to dishonour
to pollute
to contaminate
to soil
to make dirty
to stain

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

弄脏；玷污

Examples

Furigana

あんな行こう動どうは彼かれの体たい面めんを汚よごすものだ。
Such behavior is beneath his dignity.
那样的行为会损害他的体面。
Tatoeba #229550
彼かれはシャツをインクのしみで汚よごした。
He blotted his shirt with ink spots.
他把衬衫弄上了墨水渍。
Tatoeba #113535

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('87db0f1329'); // 汚す

{
  "id": "87db0f1329",
  "word": "汚す",
  "reading": "よごす",
  "romaji": "yogosu",
  "meanings": [
    "to disgrace",
    "to dishonour",
    "to pollute",
    "to contaminate",
    "to soil",
    "to make dirty",
    "to stain"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5s",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1178960,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あんな行動は彼の体面を汚すものだ。",
      "furigana": "あんな{行動|こうどう}は{彼|かれ}の{体面|たいめん}を{汚|よご}すものだ。",
      "en": "Such behavior is beneath his dignity.",
      "tatoeba_id": 229550
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はシャツをインクのしみで汚した。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はシャツをインクのしみで{汚|よご}した。",
      "en": "He blotted his shirt with ink spots.",
      "tatoeba_id": 113535
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b54bab5226764f797f0ed801c66ea25a735e56b5b463f6d9e42acc5ebc4477a6",
    "meanings": [
      "弄脏",
      "玷污"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あんな行動は彼の体面を汚すものだ。",
        "zh": "那样的行为会损害他的体面。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はシャツをインクのしみで汚した。",
        "zh": "他把衬衫弄上了墨水渍。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/87db0f1329",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1178960; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "71237eb3be5f7d952d0ef8326abb12f7e14529d50d2533669893c913ef531c4e"
  }
}