Kanji
垢
kanji character
dirt
grime
earwax
垢 kanji-垢 dirt, grime, earwax
垢
Meaning
dirt grime and earwax
Readings
Kun'yomi
- あか ぬけ refinement
- あか すり scrubbing grime off (the skin)
- あか かき female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)
- はじ
On'yomi
- し こう (dental) plaque
- こう じ dirt and grease
- こう い dirty clothes
- む く pure
- む く ざい solid wood (as opposed to veneer)
- きんむ く pure gold
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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垢 account (e.g. for an online service) -
歯 垢 (dental) plaque -
無 垢 pure, innocent, spotless... -
垢 抜 refinement, style, sophistication -
垢 離 cold-water ablutions -
垢 すりscrubbing grime off (the skin), cloth, sponge... -
垢 かきfemale assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) -
垢 掻 female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) -
垢 膩 dirt and grease, filth, grime -
垢 衣 dirty clothes, grimy clothes -
垢 嘗 akaname, Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms -
垢 バンaccount ban -
耳 垢 earwax, cerumen -
手 垢 finger marks, dirt from the hands -
頭 垢 dandruff -
水 垢 fur, incrustation, limescale -
湯 垢 scale (i.e. hard water coating in a kettle, etc.), fur -
目 垢 eye discharge, eye mucus, sleep -
垢 抜 けrefinement, style, sophistication -
恥 垢 smegma -
垢 擦 りscrubbing grime off (the skin), cloth, sponge... -
垢 掻 きfemale assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) -
垢 搔 きfemale assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) -
膣 垢 vaginal smear - サブ
垢 secondary account (on social media, etc.), second account... -
別 垢 alternate account (on social media, etc.), separate account... -
裏 垢 anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account), secret account -
鍵 垢 private account (on social media, esp. Twitter), account that can only be viewed by approved followers -
廃 垢 abandoned account (on social media, etc.), unused account... -
本 垢 main account (on social media, etc.), principal account...