Meaning of 不潔(ふけつ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 不潔 JLPT 2

Kana Reading ふけつ

Romaji fuketsu

Parts of speech

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

unclean; dirty; filthy; impure

Examples of 不潔, ふけつ in a sentence

僕は散らかっている家は我慢できるが、不潔な家は嫌いだ。

I can put up with a house being untidy but I don't like it to be dirty.
不潔は病気を生み出す。

Filth breeds illnesses.
レストランの不潔な皿に私達は吐き気を催させられた。

The dirty plates in the restaurant disgusted us.

Related Kanji

潔 JLPT 1

15 strokes

undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: いさぎよ.い

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不 JLPT 4

4 strokes

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On'Yomi: フ, ブ

Kun'Yomi:

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