Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
そん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of () (o, stain; soil) + (そん) (son, damage).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(そん) (oson

  1. staining; soiling; damaging by stain/soil

Verb edit

()(そん)する (oson surusuru (stem ()(そん) (oson shi), past ()(そん)した (oson shita))

  1. (intransitive) to stain; to soil
  2. (transitive) to be stained; to be soiled

Conjugation edit