Word details
濁る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 濁る.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become turbid; to become impure (of a liquid or gas)
Examples
川は泥で濁っていた。
The river was cloudy with silt.
2
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become fuzzy; to become hoarse
3
to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted; to be polluted
4
to become voiced (of a consonant); to be pronounced as a voiced sound
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
濁
voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity
16 strokesFrequency 1,883JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ダクジョク
Kun
にご.るにご.す
Nanori
にごり
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