英和和英

読み方 あか

名詞

1

Dirt; filth:（染み込んだ垢） grime

用例

• 垢がつく、垢がたかる
  to become dirty

• 着物に垢がつく
  One's clothes become dirty―become soiled.
• 垢のついた着物
  dirty clothes―filthy clothes―soiled clothes
• 垢だらけになった
  I am dirty
  I am full of dirt.
• 垢じみた顔
  a grimy face
  a begrimed face
• 垢を落す、垢を流す
  to rub off the dirt―wash off the dirt
• 垢がぼろぼろ落ちる
  The dirt comes off like vermicelli.
• 垢擦り
  a wash-rag
• 爪の垢
  the dirt in the nails
• 彼は爪に垢をためている
  He has dirty nails.
• 爪の垢をためるな
  Keep your nails clean!
• 爪の垢ほど（飲むなど）
  to take anything in minute quantities
• お前達にあの人の爪の垢でも煎じて飲ましてやりたい
  You should take example by him.
• あの人はこっけいなどは爪の垢ほども無い
  He has not a suspicion of humour―not a hint of humour―not a spice of humour―in him.
• 垢の抜けた人だ
  He is a polished man.
• 垢の抜けた風だ
  He has a polished manner.
• 垢の抜けない人だ
  He is an unpolished man―a rustic.

2

（＝欠点）defects

• 夜は垢が見えない
  Personal defects are not seen by lamplight.

3

（＝湯垢）fur; scale; incrustation

用例

• 釜に垢がつく
  A boiler furs.

• この釜に垢がついている
  The boiler is furred―covered with scale―covered with incrustations.
• 釜の垢を落とす
  to fur a boiler