濁す | Japanese meaning

濁す【にごす】

Frequency rank: 14,728. – 14,778.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil
to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal aboutsee also 言葉を濁す

Forms

濁す【にごす】Frequency rank: 14,728. – 14,778.
にごす

Generated definitions (experimental)

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil

This meaning refers to the physical alteration of a liquid's clarity, typically due to the introduction of substances that create a murky or unclear appearance.

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When the water is muddy, the fish are not visible.

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After the rain, the river water became cloudy.

to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

This meaning conveys the idea of being vague or unclear in expressing a stance or opinion, often with the intent to avoid a direct answer.

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He was only evading the questions.

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He always speaks ambiguously about that topic.

Generated collocations (experimental)

muddy waterto evade opinions during a presentationto make the conversation vagueto answer without ambiguityto make the intention unclearto use ambiguous languageto obscure the situationan excuse to make it unclearto complicate the issueto make the judgment unclear

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

3 results

1. にごさ濁さ。

A bird flying out of the water is careful not to cause turbulence.

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2. とむトム、。

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3. とむトムよう、。

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濁す【にごす】

Frequency rank: 14,728. – 14,778.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil
to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal aboutsee also 言葉を濁す

Forms

濁す【にごす】Frequency rank: 14,728. – 14,778.
にごす

Generated definitions (experimental)

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil

This meaning refers to the physical alteration of a liquid's clarity, typically due to the introduction of substances that create a murky or unclear appearance.