Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にご
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ninkəri.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(にご) (nigori

  1. muddiness
  2. uncleanness, impurity
  3. (of sound) low-pitched and unpleasant
  4. (typography) dakuten (voicing mark used in Japanese kana writing)
  5. Synonym of 濁り酒 (nigorizake)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN