汚す (けがす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

汚す (けがす) means to disgrace / to dishonor.

See example sentences below.

汚す at a glance

汚す

けがすkegasu

N1verb

to disgrace / to dishonor

汚すけがすkegasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to disgrace / to dishonor

Example 1

彼の言動が会社の名を汚した。

Translation

His behavior disgraced the company.

Example 2

汚れた服を洗ってきれいにした。

Translation

I washed the dirty clothes and cleaned them.