汚らわしい

• 読み: けがらわしい
• ローマ字: kegarawashii
• 漢字の分解: 汚 (kega) — dirty, filthy, defiled
• 発音: /ke.ɡa.ɾa.wa.ɕi.i/

意味

Filthy; disgusting; repulsive. Describes something morally or physically foul and detestable.

An i-adjective expressing strong revulsion towards something perceived as unclean, immoral, or beneath contempt. Stronger than 汚い (dirty), it carries a visceral sense of moral disgust or defilement. Used for both physical filth and moral corruption. Often appears in literary or dramatic contexts. Conjugates as a standard i-adjective: 汚らわしくない, 汚らわしかった.

例文

1. 汚らわしい噂を広めるのはやめてほしい。
2. 彼の卑怯なやり方が汚らわしいと感じた。
3. その光景はあまりに汚らわしくて目を背けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, drama, moral judgment, criticism

トーン: harsh

起源と歴史

Derived from the verb 汚れる (kegareru, to become dirty/defiled) with the adjective-forming suffix -わしい, which intensifies the emotional quality. The root 汚 carries connotations of both physical and spiritual impurity.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal