Kanji

濁

濁

voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ダク, ジョク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

にごる, にごす

Common Readings

ダク, にご…す, にご…る

Example sentences

濁る にごる
大雨 の 後 、 川 の 水 が 茶色く 濁った 。

After the heavy rain, the river water became brown and muddy.

泥水 どろみず
大雨 の 後 は 、 川 が 泥水 で 濁っている

After the heavy rain, the river is murky with muddy water.

言葉を濁す ことばをにごす
彼 は 自分 の 過去 について 聞かれる と 、 言葉を濁した 。

When asked about his past, he spoke ambiguously.

白濁 はくだく
実験 で 液体 に 試薬 を 加える と 、 すぐに 白濁した

When the reagent was added to the liquid during the experiment, it immediately became cloudy.

混濁 こんだく
湖 の 水 は 砂 で 混濁 している 。

The lake water is clouded with sand.

濁流 だくりゅう
大雨 の 後 、 川 は 濁流 と なった

After the heavy rain, the river became a muddy stream.

汚濁 おだく
工場 の 廃水 が 川 の 汚濁 を 引き起こした

Factory wastewater caused the pollution of the river.

清濁 せいだく
彼 は 清濁 併せ 呑む 度量 の 大きな 人物 だ 。

He is a broad-minded person who can accept both the good and the bad.

Example Vocabulary

濁る

にごる

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to get hoarse

言葉を濁す

ことばをにごす

to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to be vague

白濁

はくだく

cloudiness; opalescence; becoming white and cloudy

濁す

にごす

混濁

こんだく

turbidity; muddiness; cloudiness; confusion

濁流

だくりゅう

muddy stream; turbid flow

濁り

にごり

お茶を濁す

おちゃをにごす

汚濁

おだく

pollution; contamination; corruption

清濁

せいだく

purity and impurity; good and evil; unvoiced and voiced sounds

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