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不潔
Meaning in Englishunclean, dirty
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What it means
What does 不潔 mean? It denotes uncleanliness or dirtiness; something not clean, hygienically dirty, can apply to a person, place, or object; it often carries a negative or moral overtone when describing behavior.
Main meanings
- Physical dirtiness or lack of cleanliness in a person, place, or object
- Unsanitary conditions or hygiene failures
- Figurative impurity or indecency in conduct or character
How to use it
In Japanese, 不潔 is used to describe physical dirt or unsanitary conditions, and can describe people or behavior as morally or ethically impure or indecent. It appears in both spoken and written language, with casual and formal registers; common constructions include 不潔だ and 不潔な場所.
Variants and close terms
- 汚い (kitanai) — dirty
- 不浄 (fujou) — uncleanliness, impurity
- 清潔 (seiketsu) — clean (antonym)
Composition
- 不: negation prefix, 'not'
- 潔: clean, purity; the act of being clean
Etymology
不 means not, and 潔 means clean; together they form 不潔 meaning not clean; the reading fuketsu is established in modern Japanese.
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na-adjective (形容動詞)
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