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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 濁 has 16 strokes and concerns water or sound losing clarity.
• Basic usage: 濁る is read にごる, and 濁す is read にごす.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Water becoming cloudy and making it cloudy
  • 川の水が茶色く濁る means that river water turns muddy brown.
  • 水を濁しました means making the water cloudy, with を marking what is affected.
• An unclear voice or answer
  • 声が濁って聞こえる means that a voice sounds hoarse.
  • 答えを濁して means giving an evasive answer.