けがれ
N1穢れ
汚れ
[kegare]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
uncleanness; impurity; defilement
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Example Sentences
神社に入る前に手水で穢れを清める。
Before entering a shrine, one purifies impurities by washing hands with sacred water.
古代の日本では死は穢れとして忌避されていた。
In ancient Japan, death was shunned as a form of impurity.
心の穢れを祓う儀式が毎年神社で行われる。
A ritual to cleanse spiritual impurity is held at the shrine every year.