汚い

きたない

dirty, unclean, filthy

Also:disordered, indecent (language, etc.), dastardly

AdjectiveJLPT N5

What does 汚い mean?

汚い is a Japanese adjective meaning dirty, unclean, filthy in English. It can also be translated as disordered, indecent (language, etc.), dastardly depending on context. It is written as 汚い in kanji, きたない in hiragana, and kitanai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ジャックは私に汚いいたずらをした。

Jack played a dirty trick on me.