Japanese

Alternative forms

• 穢らわしい

Adjectival noun

汚らわしい ‎(-i inflection, hiragana けがらわしい, romaji kegarawashii, historical hiragana けがらはし)

1. dirty, unclean, profane
   • 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (page 6 (back))

     汗穢 ケカラハシ

See also

• 汚れる (kegarer-)

Antonyms

• 清 (きよ)らか ‎(kiyoraka, “sacred”)

References

• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, ISBN 978-4-7629-3099-7, published 1979.