けがれ

汚 れ

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    uncleanness, impurity, defilement

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity

    • お父さんの破産は家名の汚れでした。
      Father's bankruptcy was a blot on the family's reputation.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.