Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to become muddy, to become cloudy, to become turbid, to become impure (of a liquid or gas).
  2. to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become indistinct, to become fuzzy, to become hoarse.
  3. to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted.
  4. to become voiced (of a consonant), to be pronounced as a voiced sound.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
濁る にごる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

voiced, uncleanness, wrong
にご.る ダク ジョク (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
green caterpillar, Szechwan
ショク ゾク いもむし (Kentei 1)
net(罒) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)