🇯🇵 How to say

“dirty” in Japanese

汚いきたない
Illustration of "dirty" in a Japanese cultural setting
A child's hands are smeared with mud after playing in the garden, with dirt under the fingernails and streaks of soil ac…

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Use きたない for things that are physically unclean, like dusty surfaces or stained objects; it can also describe messy or untidy situations in a casual tone.

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