汚れる (けがれる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

汚れる (けがれる) means to get dirty / become stained.

See example sentences below.

汚れる at a glance

汚れる

けがれるkegareru

N1verb

to get dirty / become stained

汚れるけがれるkegareruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to get dirty / become stained

Example 1

服が泥で汚れた。

Translation

The clothes got dirty with mud.

Example 2

心が汚れることは悲しい。

Translation

It's sad when someone's heart becomes tainted.