“Impurity” in Japanese
Short answer
Impurity in Japanese is “汚れ” (kegare). Full meaning: uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc..
Other ways to say “Impurity” in Japanese
混ざり物
mazarimono impurity
混じり物
majirimono mixture, impurity, adulteration
夾雑物
kyouzatsubutsu foreign element, impurity, admixture
濁り
nigori muddiness, murkiness, cloudiness, unclearness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant)
まざりもの
mazarimono impurity
混ざりもの
mazarimono impurity
ヨゴレ
yogore uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
けがれ
kegare uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
よごれ
yogore uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
ケガレ
kegare uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
穢れ
kegare uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
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