不潔

ふけつ

unclean, dirty

Also:indecent

What does 不潔 mean?

不潔 is a Japanese noun meaning unclean, dirty in English. It can also be translated as indecent depending on context. It is written as 不潔 in kanji, ふけつ in hiragana, and fuketsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

レストランの不潔な皿に私達は吐き気を催させられた。

The dirty plates in the restaurant disgusted us.