No. 4,804 in Japanese
汚れ
Dirt, stain, or impurity.
In a sentence
服に汚れがついている。
There is dirt on the clothes.
In this sentence, '汚れ' is used to indicate a physical stain or dirt on the clothes.
この汚れをどうやって落とせば良いですか？
How can I remove this stain?
'汚れ' refers to a spot or mark that needs to be cleaned here.
彼の心には汚れがない。
His heart is pure.
Here, '汚れ' is used metaphorically to mean impurity or corruption in a figurative sense.
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