1
uncleanness;impurity;defilement
2
disgrace;shame;stain;blot;corruption;depravity
お父さんの破産は家名の汚れでした。
Father's bankruptcy was a blot on the family's reputation.
3
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other forms
穢れ 【けがれ】