NichiDict

汚れる

N4
よごれる
[yogoreru]
Illustration for 汚れる

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to get dirty; to become dirty

2.IchidanIntransitive

to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

Other Readings

汚れる」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

服が泥で汚れてしまった。

My clothes got dirty with mud.

権力闘争で彼の心が汚れていく。

His heart is becoming corrupted through the power struggle.

手が汚れているから洗う。

My hands are dirty so I'll wash them.