濁り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 濁り is read as にごり and means cloudiness or turbidity.
• Basic usage: It refers to cloudiness or turbidity in water or another liquid.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Cloudiness after rain
  • 濁り: After the rain, the river water became cloudy. Example: 雨のあと、川の水に濁りが生じました。
• Detecting turbidity in a liquid
  • 濁り: We saw slight cloudiness in the clear liquid, so we repeated the test. Example: 透明な液体に少し濁りが見えたので、検査をやり直しました。