Kanji

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

  • こう (dental) plaque
  • こう dirt and grease
  • こう dirty clothes
  • pure
  • ざい solid wood (as opposed to veneer)
  • きんむ pure gold

Practice Writing


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