"汚穢" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞β̞a̠i] Forms: 汚穢 [canonical] (ruby: (), (わい)), owai [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|おわい}} 汚(お)穢(わい) • (owai)
  1. night soil; muck
    Sense id: en-汚穢-ja-noun-DU2by7es Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 76 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 85 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 83 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 82 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. figuratively, moral filth
    Sense id: en-汚穢-ja-noun-d6zp28XD
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        "night soil; muck"
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              25,
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          "english": "The fact that I, who had always considered myself morally upright, had been tranquil in a muddy ditch filled with filth shook my faith in my own character to its very core.",
          "ref": "1916, 和辻哲郎, “四”, in 転向:",
          "roman": "Dōtoku-teki ni wa keppeki de aru to sae omoi-narawashite ita jibun ga, owai ni michita deikō no uchi ni anjo to shite atta, to iu jijitsu wa, jibun no jinkaku ni taisuru shinrai o nemoto kara yuriugokashita.",
          "text": "道徳的には潔癖であるとさえ思い習わしていた自分が、汚穢に充ちた泥溝の内に晏如としてあった、という事実は、自分の人格に対する信頼を根本から揺り動かした。",
          "translation": "The fact that I, who had always considered myself morally upright, had been tranquil in a muddy ditch filled with filth shook my faith in my own character to its very core.",
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          "text": "道徳的には潔癖であるとさえ思い習わしていた自分が、汚穢に充ちた泥溝の内に晏如としてあった、という事実は、自分の人格に対する信頼を根本から揺り動かした。",
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