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濁る

にごる

Readings

にごる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito become muddy; to become cloudy; to become turbid; to become impure (of a liquid or gas)
  2. 2.
    v5r, vito become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become fuzzy; to become hoarse
  3. 3.
    v5r, vito become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted; to be polluted
  4. 4.
    v5r, vito become voiced (of a consonant); to be pronounced as a voiced sound

Kanji breakdown

濁
N516 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

川は泥で濁っていた。

The river was cloudy with silt.

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濁るにごる

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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