濁(にご)り

にごり
noun
cloudiness, muddiness, impurity
See also: 濁(にご)る (verb form (intransitive)), 濁(にご)す (verb form (transitive))
1. cloudiness, turbidity, muddiness
The state of a liquid or substance being cloudy, murky, or not clear. Can also describe a dull or impure quality in sound, color, or air.
水(みず)に濁(にご)りがある。
The water has some cloudiness.
雨(あめ)の後(あと)、川(かわ)の濁(にご)りがなかなか取(と)れない。
After the rain, the muddiness of the river wouldn't clear up.
彼(かれ)の目(め)には一点(いってん)の濁(にご)りもなく、澄(す)んだ光(ひかり)を宿(やど)していた。
His eyes held not a trace of cloudiness, shining with a clear light.

Usage

The noun form of the verb 濁(にご)る (to become cloudy/muddy). Used for liquids, air, sound, and figuratively for moral or spiritual impurity. Can also refer to the muddiness of tone in a voice or musical instrument.

In linguistics, 濁(にご)り refers to voicing (dakuten), as in the 濁(にご)り点(てん) (゛) added to kana.

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Compare: 透明度(とうめいど) (transparency)
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