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濁
muddy · turbid · impure · hoarse
N1On: だくKun: にごる、にごす
Memory Aid
The left part is the 'water' radical (氵). The right part contains the 'insect' radical (虫). Imagine water so filled with insects that it becomes MUDDY and unclear.
Vocabulary
濁るにごるto become muddy, to be turbid; to become hoarse
濁すにごすto make muddy; to equivocate, to prevaricate
濁流だくりゅうmuddy stream, turbid current
濁音だくおんvoiced consonant (linguistics)
清濁せいだくpurity and impurity, good and evil
Example Sentences
大雨の後、川の水が濁った。
After the heavy rain, the river water became muddy.
彼は風邪で声が少し濁っていた。
His voice was a little hoarse from a cold.
質問に対して彼は言葉を濁した。
He equivocated in response to the question.
洪水で濁流が町を襲った。
A muddy torrent attacked the town due to the flood.