汚れ
N1けがれ
穢れ
[kegare]
Meanings
1.Noun
uncleanness; impurity; defilement
2.Noun
disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity
3.Noun
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other Readings
「汚れ」 has another reading with different meanings.
Examples
心の汚れを洗い流す。
Wash away the impurity of the heart.
心の汚れは簡単には清められないものだ。
The stain on one's heart is not easily cleansed.
神社では汚れを祓うための儀式が行われる。
Purification rituals are performed at shrines to cleanse impurity.