汚れ
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Meanings
- uncleanness, impurity, defilement
- disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
- uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
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At shrines, rituals are performed to purify defilement.
Those who had contact with death were considered to be in a state of ritual impurity and were isolated from society for a certain period.
His conduct brought disgrace upon the family name.
Since ancient times, customs existed throughout Japan in which childbirth was regarded as a form of ritual uncleanliness.
The very purpose of this ascetic practice is to wash away the corruption of the heart.
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