Meaning

Primary

Filthy

Alternative

Dirty

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

Not clean things are filthy and dirty. Ewughh.

Reading

ふけつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

「わっ!君にビールをこぼしちゃったよね!本当にごめんなさい。」「大丈夫よ!このスカート、妹のなんだけど、妹はそもそも不潔だから多分気にしないと思うわ。」

"Ah! I just spilled beer on you, I’m really sorry." "It’s okay! This skirt is actually my sister’s and she’s pretty filthy anyway, so she probably wouldn’t care."

Kanji Composition