濁
濁·voiced, uncleanness, wrong
- On-yomi
- ダク
- Kun-yomi
- にご(る)にご(す)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濁点 | だくてん | voiced-sound mark (the two strokes in が, ざ, だ) |
| 濁る | にごる | to become muddy; to become cloudy |
| 濁す | にごす | to make cloudy; to be evasive (言葉を濁す) |
| 汚濁 | おだく | pollution (of water or air) |
Example sentences
雨で川の水が濁っている。
あめでかわのみずがにごっている。
The river water is muddy from the rain.
「か」に濁点を付けると「が」になる。
「か」にだくてんをつけると「が」になる。
Adding the voiced mark to 'ka' makes it 'ga'.
彼は言葉を濁して、はっきり答えなかった。
かれはことばをにごして、はっきりこたえなかった。
He was evasive and never gave a clear answer.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 言葉を濁す does not mean to slur your words — it means to be deliberately vague
- Reading 汚濁 as おじょく — the current reading is おだく
Memory aid
Picture it
Water 氵 beside 蜀: water with something crawling in it — cloudy and impure. The same kanji marks the muddied, voiced sounds of kana.
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